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30% of electricity in New York State comes from hydro/renewable, and another 30% from nuclear. 25% of all energy consumption is from nuclear/hydro/renewable, c
by perl4ever 5y ago
30% of electricity in New York State comes from hydro/renewable, and another 30% from nuclear.
25% of all energy consumption is from nuclear/hydro/renewable, counting all forms of fossil fuel.
That said, natural gas is far and away the largest fossil fuel source of energy. There's no truth to the saying that electric cars are coal powered, around here.
Do you think that solar panels on the roof are as efficient as centralizing them?
- hedora 5y agoIn California, PG&E is ridiculously expensive and generally hostile toward homeowners. Heck, they even blow up city blocks and burn down cities on a regular basis. Anything that bypasses them is probably more efficient than working with them.
- nine_k 5y agoYou can buy electricity from a particular supplier; electricity in my apartment in Brooklyn is more than half from nuclear, about 20% hydro/solar. Rooftop solar panels are less totally efficient, but more resilient than the centralized case. As everybody knows, efficiency × resilience ≤ 1, alas. For resilience and reliability, you have to have some slack.