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If it doubles every 3 years, it goes from 7% to 100% in 11.5 years (assuming total electricity use stays constant, which is wrong.)

All the gnashing about what this or that government policy change will do is just noise compared to this global trend.



And in 15 years it will be over 200%


200% of today's electricity consumption seems highly likely. Jevons paradox says that cheap electricity will increase consumption substantially.


All you need is the presumption that Jevon's Paradox applies, which makes this a circular argument.




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