A North American Wind Energy Scenario

Would a
Quantity of Additional Low-Carbon Electricity Required

Present electrical consumption is 550 GWa. If the North American countries – Canada, Mexico and the United States – were to replace :

– 70% of their oil usage (by replacing over 90% of the oil used for heating and land transportation with electricity and 50% of the jet fuel used via a combination of conservation measures),

– 95% of the coal used for electricity production (250Gwa) and

– half of the NG used for hot water and space heating (60GWa)

The Oil Drum