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My understanding was that Natural gas in Europe is used for house heat, and industrial processes that have never been electrified. I was not aware of using it (
by MobiusHorizons 5y ago
My understanding was that Natural gas in Europe is used for house heat, and industrial processes that have never been electrified. I was not aware of using it (at a wide scale) for electricity generation. (definitely not an expert though)
- Reason077 5y agoNatural gas is a major source of electricity in many European countries (and in some countries, the biggest source). Natural gas is considered preferable to burning coal because it creates significantly less air pollution and CO2 emissions for each unit of electricity. Here's a neat map where you can view the current electricity generation mix for countries in real-time: https://app.electricitymap.org/map https://app.electricitymap.org/map