Comment on Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply

• keepthepace@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  key part: includes hydropower. The world was at 20% already in 1985.

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  • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’d assume electricity consumption has grown a lot faster than hydropower capacity since then.

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    • keepthepace@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A bit. We have basically done x2.5 in electricity production since 1985 and x2 in hydropower.

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  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The trend line looks good though, we’ve been mostly maxed out on hydropower for decades.

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    • keepthepace@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not really

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      • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Cool. I guess I was thinking in the US. Globally is still getting more

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