Oil vs Electricity, apples and oranges
Posted: Fri 14 Nov 2008, 12:58:04
Here in the USA, we just had an election....and it didn't take long for me to get upset about hearing the same thing over and over and over.
Pick any candiate from President to corporation commisson, and they all equate oil issues to electric issues in their speeches..
McCain and Obama both would say something like, "we need to stop using foriegn oil (or middle east oil) so let's build lots of PV panels, windmills, and use clean coal or more nuclear.
Less than 2% of our electric generation is the result of burning oil, mostly at peaking plants, so the savings is small.
Do politicians in other countries get it so wrong?
or am I missing something? if so, I hope it isn't obvious...
Pick any candiate from President to corporation commisson, and they all equate oil issues to electric issues in their speeches..
McCain and Obama both would say something like, "we need to stop using foriegn oil (or middle east oil) so let's build lots of PV panels, windmills, and use clean coal or more nuclear.
Less than 2% of our electric generation is the result of burning oil, mostly at peaking plants, so the savings is small.
Do politicians in other countries get it so wrong?
or am I missing something? if so, I hope it isn't obvious...