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Re:The Necessity of Nuclear by hetman on Sunday October 13, 2019 @07:36PM (#21244059)
I don't understand why point 5 about efficiency trends is relevant. Power consumption trends show us power consumption is continuing to climb irrespective of efficiency. It's clear that civilisation's need for power continues to expand even if some of our devices get more efficient.
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Re:The Necessity of Nuclear by tupshin on Sunday October 13, 2019 @08:41PM (#21244356)
except that US per capita electricity consumption has been falling for decades as efficiency has increased.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States

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