Renewable Electricity Waste Debate

Comments debate whether increased electricity usage is wasteful or environmentally harmful, depending on whether the power comes from renewable sources or fossil fuels.

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closeparen Apr 24, 2021 View on HN

Using excess energy from renewable sources harms only the user's wallet, instead of the whole world.

froh Mar 13, 2022 View on HN

Unless the electricity comes from renewables...

simonh Dec 16, 2016 View on HN

You still need to generate the energy in the first place.

atiedebee Jul 15, 2024 View on HN

This won't solve anything, you're just moving the non-renewable energy usage to all the consumers

randomNumber7 Nov 30, 2021 View on HN

You cant reuse the electricity you have already burned...

trixie_ Feb 24, 2018 View on HN

If all the power eventually comes from renewables. Is it still wasteful?

VorticesRcool Mar 16, 2018 View on HN

Not everywhere burns fossil fuels to produce electricity though.

mcguire May 8, 2018 View on HN

I thought that was energy production.

Scarblac Feb 18, 2019 View on HN

Then it's still using up renewable energy that could have been used on something else. Electricity is mostly fungible.

danaris Apr 20, 2022 View on HN

Yeah, that's not creating energy.