elektra
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Not accounting for the weak capacity factor of Solar as well as actual power delivered to the Grid, Coal consumption increased 40x's faster than Solar since 2003.
Coal is here to stay and will continue to grow. It is impossible not to increase the use of Coal when Coal is consumed by the extreme needs of manufacturing 100's of square miles of Solar Panels.
It is a fact to state that Solar has increased the use of Coal.
Since 2003 Coal consumption has increased 9x faster than Wind energy and 40x than Solar
Coal is here to stay and will continue to grow. It is impossible not to increase the use of Coal when Coal is consumed by the extreme needs of manufacturing 100's of square miles of Solar Panels.
It is a fact to state that Solar has increased the use of Coal.
Since 2003 Coal consumption has increased 9x faster than Wind energy and 40x than Solar
Since 1973, coal consumption has grown faster than any other form of energy. Yes, this pattern has lost its acceleration slightly in the past few years, with 2013 seeing its lowest growth yet – only 3%. In absolute numbers, though, this means coal use rose by about 50 percent more than the growth in petroleum and nearly three times the growth seen in natural gas – and we’re talking about other fossil fuels here. Concerning non-hydro renewables, coal use since 2003 has grown nine times faster than the growth seen in wind-energy consumption and 40 times that of solar energy. The report reads:
“Coal, which now accounts for about 40 percent of all global electricity production, will likely maintain its dominant role for decades to come. Electricity-poor countries, along with those that are electricity-rich, are currently building hundreds of gigawatts of new coal-fired electricity-generation capacity. The nine countries discussed in this paper—China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, and South Korea—are planning to build about 550 gigawatts of new coal-fired capacity over the next two and a half decades. The vast majority of that, some 400 gigawatts, is planned for China. Given the coal industry’s recent history and the ongoing surge in global coal use, there is little reason to believe that any of the much-discussed international efforts to impose a cap or tax on carbon-dioxide emissions will prevail. Furthermore, given the ongoing increase in global coal use—along with the fact that the U.S. has more coal resources than any other country—it makes no sense for U.S. policymakers to restrict the use of coal in America.”