Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months agoA new NASA study seems to pull the plug on space solar power, by saying its vastly more expensive than Earth based solar.www.thespacereview.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkA new NASA study seems to pull the plug on space solar power, by saying its vastly more expensive than Earth based solar.www.thespacereview.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-211 months ago Annual per capita energy consumption was relatively flat from the late-1980s through 2000 and has generally decreased each year since then. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/ Chart: https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/browser/index.php?tbl=T01.07#/?f=M&start=200001
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoBut absolute use is still increasing.
minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoI provided my evidence, now you need to provide yours.
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/
Chart: https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/browser/index.php?tbl=T01.07#/?f=M&start=200001
But absolute use is still increasing.
I provided my evidence, now you need to provide yours.