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NickB79

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3. I wonder what a chart with natural gas consumption overlaid would look like?

Reply to Think. Again. (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 05:20 PM

Apr 2024

I found this chart from the EIA that goes to 2022. Looks like natural gas use is almost entirely replacing coal, while wind and solar are covering new demand.

If I were optimistic I'd say trading coal for gas is better than nothing, but then I'd remember all the methane leaks that make natural gas as bad as coal.

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/images/2021.04.21/chart2.svg

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This is good to see. Encouraging. calimary Apr 2024 #1

On the bottom of the actual report, there's this great graphic for the U.S. as a whole. OnlinePoker Apr 2024 #2

I wonder what a chart with natural gas consumption overlaid would look like? NickB79 Apr 2024 #3