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Over half of electricity in the US is generated using fossil fuels. Until that changes, what you describe is simply replacing one method of burning fossil fuel
by tslocum 4y ago
Over half of electricity in the US is generated using fossil fuels. Until that changes, what you describe is simply replacing one method of burning fossil fuels with another.
Source: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-...
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