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by woodandsteel 3105 days ago
>Electricity, until petroleum-burning plants are replaced with nuclear or renewable alternatives.

Except for home generators and the like, no one uses oil for electricity generation. Coal and natural gas are used, since they are much cheaper.

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Saudi Arabia as an oddity gets 2/3 of its electricity from oil power plants (the rest from natural gas and steam).