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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Not directed to me, but...
Fully 60% of electricity in America is generated with fossil fuels. Of this amount 38.3% is from natural gas, 21.8% comes from coal. Nuclear comes in at 18.9%. 20% is generated with "renewables", including wind (9.2%), Hydroelectric (6.3%), Photovoltaic (2.8%) and Solar (2.8%). The rest (each under 1%) comes from various sources such as landfill gas, wood, etc. (U.S. Energy Information Administration website, tools - FAQ)
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Ok, thanks. So the statement that most of US electricity is from coal was wrong. 22% is not most and is only equal to the amount produced by renewables. Here is the link for those who want to see the actual data
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The data presented are from 2021 and does NOT include solar production from small sources like home units. That adds 49 billion KWh to US production. The chart shows that industrial solar is 112 billion, and if you add the 49 billion you can see that solar is greater than coal going forward. If only we invested the hundreds of billions we have given to big oil in a Manhattan project effort to improve solar technology and battery storage we and Europe could not be economic hostage to OPEC and Russia.
For those who claim that if only we would drill more, it has everything to do with big oil profits. If price per barrel is low, they won't use the drilling rights they already have, 9000 unused leases that are not profitable with lower prices. For those who say if only we had more oil production now than we need, just look north. Canada is awash in extra oil. So much oil that they export millions of
barrels per DAY to the US. Does having lots of extra oil mean that gas prices are low in Canada. No it does not. Canada sells its oil on the international market. Oil companies in Canada buy their oil on the international market.
The price of a
gallon of gas in Ontario Canada has increased by 1.24 US dollars between Nov 29 21 and Mar 7 22. It is now 5.79/gallon [yes I converted liters and dollars]
The price of a
gallon of gas in Florida has gone up from 3.36 on Nov 29 21 to 4.08 on Mar 7 22, an increase of 0.72. What do you conclude from this?? I conclude that have an over-supply of oil in one's own country does NOT buffer the price you pay at the pump. Being an exporter simply means that you make money on a product when the price is high.
But don't let real, easily googled facts get in the way of a strongly held opinion, see my sig line.