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As is usual in this kind of articles, the headline says “power” where it means “electricity”. FTA: “For the first time, solar was the largest source of electri
by Someone 1y ago
As is usual in this kind of articles, the headline says “power” where it means “electricity”. FTA:
“For the first time, solar was the largest source of electricity in the EU last month, supplying a record 22 percent of the bloc’s power.”
Great result, but not “biggest source of power” yet.
- kraftman 1y agoI must be missing something, what other type of power would they be referring to when talking about solar?
- bryanlarsen 1y agoPower used to drive the wheels of cars & trucks, energy used to heat houses.
- diggan 1y agoI'm not sure this makes sense? If you have a solar system setup at home, with a battery, electric heating and also ev charger, then it's all the same thing. Or am I misunderstanding something?
- Gud 1y agoNo, this is an important distinction as different energy sources can be used to do the same thing. For example, you can run a boiler to do electricity and/or district heating. Very common in Sweden for example.
- bdcravens 1y agoElectricity is a type of energy, but all energy isn't electricity. The total amount of energy is electricity + non-electricity energy, and solar doesn't yet equal to greater than 50% of that total.