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Comment by cmccart

This got me thinking: how much CO2 is emitted by different energy sources in generating 1 kilowatt-hour?

I came across this link: http://blueskymodel.org/kilowatt-hour

Seems like solar is more or less a break even, where nuclear /wind/geothermal/hydro are pure wins, which makes sense I suppose. Could you manufacture enough of these to consume 1 kilowatt-hour without generating more CO2 in the process than they would consume in their lifecycle?

parent cmccart 10 years ago

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