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288 sats \ 3 replies \ @nullcount 11 Dec \ on: How can normies be so misinformed? alter_native
Yeah, maybe if you live in Germany. But not if you live in near the equator.
Also, a lot of solar generation goes unmeasured because smaller installations are off-grid. Those figures shown for solar are likely only from larger-scale farms.
Energy consumption isn't the same as production. A lot of renewable (and nonrenewable) energy is produced that is never consumed, effectively stranded or wasted. One chart is confusing because its titled "consumption" but the chart axis measures "production".
Even the "obvious facts" don't include the whole story sometimes.
Also, a lot of solar generation goes unmeasured because smaller installations are off-grid. Those figures shown for solar are likely only from larger-scale farms.
They still mean nothing, otherwise we would see a drop in energy demand from the other sources.
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Not necessarily. You're assuming that every watt of off-grid power is just a watt of grid power that would have otherwise been used.
Grid and off-grid are not perfect substitutes. Maybe they are close in Germany (I have no idea). But broadly speaking, not.
Industrial sites (bitcoin mines included) are often built near a power plant. They might even establish their own energy source that isn't grid connected.
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Industrial sites (bitcoin mines included) are often built near a power plant. They might even establish their own energy source that isn't grid connected.
I agree with that part! And to take an extreme case, there are life differences of off grid power in Africa! I just think in Europe it does not make a whole lot of difference.
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