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Re:Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electric... by baybal2 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:23AM (#27993437)
Is the heating included into this power consumption chart?
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Re:Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electric... by pseudo0 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:43AM (#27993558)
The graph is of annual electricity generation, so it almost certainly is not included. Natural gas used for residential heating doesn't get converted to electricity, it just gets burned by the home's furnace. Only around a third of homes in the US use electricity for heating.

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=18131

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