It is a little known or understood fact that ...

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... almost two-thirds of the energy produced is used to transport and deliver energy to its end users!   

 

Note that this is not a factor in energy produced by renewable energy solutions!

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The interesting diagram below is produced by the U.S. Energy Information Association.

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Focus on the grey box at the bottom, (within it "electrical system energy losses" of 65%) which (under analysis) clearly presents this fact!

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Compare that to the incremental cost of producing renewable energy is nearly zero!