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Technology Connections - You are being misled about renewable energy technology. (www.youtube.com)
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Amazing video by Technology Connections. It's a long one, but don't miss his 30 minute angry rant at the end.

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[-] Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub 1 points 3 months ago

Because total energy used is not what matters. What matters for most people is how much they have to pay. And they have to pay according to how many hours they were powering their devices with how many kilowatts.

People are – sadly – very uninterested in thinking about energy being indeed energy.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

they have to pay according to how many hours they were powering their devices with how many kilowatts

Let's see, power multiplied by time is... energy. So they're paying for the total energy used. If they use 2 kW for their hair dryer and it doesn't even come close to an hour of usage, they have to pay for that too.

[-] Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub 1 points 3 months ago

It's somewhat a wild assumption that the only electronic appliance a household uses is a hair dryer.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, even wilder is to so blatantly build a strawman.

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