Source: The Meaning of Rejected Energy
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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The graph is misleading. That's why there is such a difference. As if all the energy only goes into electricity and the rest is wasted and is not used for steam or heating.
Not to mention... How can residential even be efficient? Essentially all the energy that goes in is lost as heat soon after.