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Remember that 60% of primary energy supply includes the half of that energy that gets thrown away as heat when making electricity. So you'd only need to replace
by ZeroGravitas 3y ago
Remember that 60% of primary energy supply includes the half of that energy that gets thrown away as heat when making electricity. So you'd only need to replace the actual useful final energy.
- defrost 3y agoIn 2021 coal in China generated 5,417,484 GWh of electricity which was 63% of total electricity generation. To replace that coal generated electricity it would take 5,417,484 GWh of electricity from non coal sources.
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoThe 60.6% and 63% are two different numbers for two different metrics that just happen to be coincidentally near each other at the moment. The coal used to generate that electricity needs replaced, but it is also double-counted in the primary energy (not electricity) supply number.