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Wow, that's one heck of a visualization indeed. Is that based on the CO2-equivalent amount of coal or based on the amount of coal actually used in the USA grid?
by lucb1e 4y ago
Wow, that's one heck of a visualization indeed. Is that based on the CO2-equivalent amount of coal or based on the amount of coal actually used in the USA grid? (Not saying that the former is 'inactual' or whatever, just to understand what this figure means.)
- epolanski 4y agoEquivalent.
- HN_is_for_gemes 4y ago[flagged]
- dragontamer 4y agoPerhaps it'd be more accurate to say "X BTUs of energy". BTU is the American unit of energy after all. And then say that "50 railroad cars of coal" is equivalent to X BTUs. I'm being pedantic. I think its well known that the US Grid is a complex mix of solar, nuclear, wind, and fossil fuels. It is also known that its mostly fossil fuels (natural gas, coal, and petrol), despite our best efforts to the contrary. So I think the visualization is pretty good. But a few additional words for clarity here would probably be better?
- reisse 4y ago> BTU is the American unit of energy after all. Come on, it is literally British!