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Except that oil accounts for all of 1% of US electricity generation. http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3 http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=

by saryant 12y ago

Except that oil accounts for all of 1% of US electricity generation. http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3 http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3

bdcs 12y ago
Yes but PV is one quarter the electricity production of even petroleum.
AnthonyMouse 12y ago
Natural gas is a petroleum product.
- rab_oof 12y ago
  It's often burnt off because the quality / quantity / opportunity costs for capture and resale are often insufficiently compared to other extracted products.
  - saryant 12y ago
    That's not really true anymore.
    - rab_oof 12y ago
      What evidence do you have? Excess gas is routinely burned off nearby oil derricks to this very day because it's not cost-effective to capture for resale.