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		pjc50 on May 4, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Sustainable Is Stored Sunlight? 7.5% of our energy or 7.5% of our electricity? It's the latter. We're still consuming the output of the North Sea plus a little bit more in petrol and diesel.

phaemon on May 4, 2015 [–]

Actually, it's the former: 7.5% of energy. It's 15% of electricity.

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