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Re:All poverty is energy poverty by CraigJPerry on Monday September 05, 2022 @02:30PM (#32727558)
>> Don't neglect the losses from generating that electricity, which is about 70%

What? There’s 70% loss in the process of generating electricity? Where does that occur?

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Re:All poverty is energy poverty by WalterBright on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:56PM (#32728669)
Thermodynamic efficiency. Google says coal electric power generation is 33% efficient.
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Re:All poverty is energy poverty by CraigJPerry on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:11PM (#32728885)
BEV’s run on coal power?
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Re:All poverty is energy poverty by josephcsible on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:14PM (#32728913)
There's no magical barrier in the electrical grid that prevents charging BEVs from coal-fired power plants.
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Re:All poverty is energy poverty by CraigJPerry on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:53PM (#32729315)
Parent is alleging 100% supply from coal since they claim there’s 70% thermal loss in the charging of BEVs

Coal is circa 20% of the supply in the US. About the same as nuclear or renewables.

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