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“Beyond this initial effort, Japan has set goals for boosting appliance
efficiency even further, cutting energy use of television sets by 17
percent, of personal computers by 30 percent, of air conditioners by 36
percent, and of refrigerators by a staggering 72 percent. Scientists are
working on a vacuum-insulated refrigerator that will use only one eighth
as much electricity as those marketed a decade ago.”
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“Although stabilizing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels is a staggering
challenge, it is entirely doable. With advances in wind turbine design,
the evolution of gas-electric hybrid cars, advances in solar cell
manufacturing, and gains in the efficiency of household appliances, we now
have the basic technologies needed to shift quickly from a
fossil-fuel-based to a renewable-energy-based economy. Cutting world
carbon emissions in half by 2015 is entirely within range. Ambitious
though this goal might seem, it is not incommensurate with the threat that
climate change poses.[Quoted from treehugger.com]
“The three countries with the highest percentage of wind generated
electricity are, Denmark 18.5 %, Germany 4.3%, and Netherlands 1.7%.
“The three countries with the highest electricity prices in the world in
2005 were, Denmark $297 per mWh, Germany $229 per mWh, and Netherlands
$236 per mWh, due to enormous wind subsidies.
“That same year U.S. residents paid $94 per mWh. France gets about 80% of
its electricity from nuclear power; their cost was $141 per mWh.
“In 30 years the oil wells may still be pumping, but the windmills will
likely be replaced with something cheaper.” [Quoted from jimholm.com]
Note: much of electricity prices are set by government and become,
at least partially, a measure of taxation.
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