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A new NASA study seems to pull the plug on space solar power, by saying its vastly more expensive than Earth based solar. (www.thespacereview.com)
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[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Annual per capita energy consumption was relatively flat from the late-1980s through 2000 and has generally decreased each year since then.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/

Chart: https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/browser/index.php?tbl=T01.07#/?f=M&start=200001

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But absolute use is still increasing.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I provided my evidence, now you need to provide yours.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Per the source you linked:

Total U.S. energy consumption has increased, but energy consumption per capita has decreased

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
  1. They provided no evidence for their claim that energy use has increased. They just said "it contradicts what I’ve heard from everyone else." Since my comment was about efficiency, energy per capita or per device used is the best measuring stick.
  2. World population is projected to increase for a bit more and then stabilize around 10 billion. Population growth has been declining since 1963.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth

  1. Why am I the only person posting sources? Do your own research.
[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

Why is a direct quote from the article you yourself cited not sufficient for you?

It's not even like it's buried in there. The bit I quoted is a bold heading, right under a graph that shows the same thing.