I did. It had little to do with transmission losses, which, IIRC, are in the neighborhood of 10-20%, compared with 60-70% heat loss in internal combustion engines.
Of course, these losses have to be figured in to determine which technologies give you the most bang for your ton of CO2.
Once again you forget to quantify. One estimate is that over 60% of the energy used to supply electricity is lost as heat How many different generators exist in the US? How many cooling towers, How many millions of miles of all types of transmission lines throughout the country? How many motors, light bulbs, computers, on and on, that all lose energy as heat when operating?
One example says if one had a generator, large enough to supply ALL of the electricity for ones own home, one could save 25% to 45% of their cost for electricity. If the average homeowner buy $200 of electricity a month they could save $25 to $45 a month or $600 to $1,080 a year. The only problem is such a generator could cost $90,000 to build
I installed a solar hot water heater in my Key West home. Considering the cost and annual the maintenance, I will have all of my money back if I live fifty more years, if it last that long. I'm close to 82 ;)
This is one of the things that I have been wanting for, like, forever. I want the same light dimming feature that the windshield mirror has on both outside mirrors. Always have wanted this. Tomes
Problem is, someone will sue the car makers because the mirror didn't dim when it should have dimmed or didn't undim when it should have undimmed. What in hell did people do when we didn't have remote exterior mirrors? Next thing you'll want is for the car makers to provide you with a chauffeur. A typical dimmie, too soft, too demanding and too whinny. Spoiled perhaps.
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