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In the USA, outside of West Virginia, the grid tends to be much more low-carbon — at least biased towards natural gas in most places, but with a fair amount of nuclear even in states that claim not to believe in clean energy.


Total US energy consumption by energy source in 2017: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/?page=us_energy_home


Yeah, US electrical grid generation is now only 28% coal, and that is continuing to fall.




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