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Think. Again.

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9. All excellent questions!

Reply to Caribbeans (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 18, 2024, 09:02 PM

Jul 2024

Yet to be answered.

But as I think you know, the continued research and development of the very young energy storage industry will be one of the necessary steps we will have to be taking to build out any of the alternatives to CO2 emitting energy generation.

We are going to need a LOT of ALL the different energy related clean technologies that we have, and we will hopefully discover even more ways to power our mess, because I personally don't believe we are going to be willing to decrease our energy usage, unless and until we no longer have a choice.

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Intersect Power to Build $837M Worth of Grid Batteries in Texas [View all] Think. Again. Jul 2024 OP

So does this mean the U.S. is expecting to burn more fossil fuel for electricity generation? progree Jul 2024 #1

oh yes... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #2

I thought we had turned the corner in the U.S. electric power sector on ghg emissions progree Jul 2024 #3

As you mentioned... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #4

Added to #3 above: Total U.S. energy production: 83.9% is fossil fuel, only 2.3% is wind and solar progree Jul 2024 #13

Texas already had the most wind generation and now they have the solar Finishline42 Jul 2024 #5

Fortunately I've never seen anyone on DU say they expect CO2 to go down *worldwide* ... certainly not here on E&E progree Jul 2024 #6

I added another graphic and some numbers to #3 above progree Jul 2024 #7

Questions Caribbeans Jul 2024 #8

All excellent questions! Think. Again. Jul 2024 #9

I added U.S. electrical consumption statistics to post#3 in the above progree Jul 2024 #10

Yes... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #11

The U.S. electric power sector CO2 emissions DEcreased 11.8% from 2019 to 2023 progree Jul 2024 #12