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Cool, so at the current burn and growth rates of electricity demand, we have ~100-200 years left?
by seanp2k2 12y ago
Cool, so at the current burn and growth rates of electricity demand, we have ~100-200 years left?
- greggyb 12y agoAs technology improves, the extent of "recoverable" expands. E.g. shale oil was unrecoverable oil during the industrial revolution and through the mid-20th century. Further, efficiency of utilization increases with technological advancement. I don't know about coal at this point in time, but I can guarantee you the coal-burning plants of today are getting more electricity per ton(?) of coal than a plant in the early 1900s.
- maerF0x0 12y agoI got 155yrs w/ a 3% growth rate of consumption