[GBlist] Is California really the nations power sucker?

[Ron Byrd <byrdelc@directcon.net>]

This is a photo from another list. It is very interesting to see who is
using all the energy in the USA. All I can say is that I am glad I have
my solar panels.
> Try this link, for us numerically challenged folks, it puts
> it all in perspective...   a photo from space.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

> California: 230,000,000,000 kWh/year 
>
>      Africa. 375,000,000,000 kWh/year (from DOE) 
>
>      China: Electricity Generation (1998): 1,098,000,000,000 kilowatthours 
>
>      (882.5 conventional thermal; 202.9 hydro; 13.5 nuclear) 
>       From:http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/china.html 
>       
>      Greedy societies get what they deserve... I would guess that the 
>      energy consumption of California is greater than the whole of Africa 
>      or China? 
>       
>      (Am I right?) 
>       
>      If people want to avoid blackouts, try using the 'off' switch. It's 
>      not about peaking plants

--
Ron Byrd
Vice President
Sunstar Precision Energy Corporation
http://www.specbyrd.com
" Turn Sunlight into SPEC Energy "