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by jpgvm 1466 days ago
Shinkansen is electric. Japan total energy mix is about 20% LNG or so.
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bin_bash 1466 days ago
Try over 40%: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Japan
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jpgvm 1466 days ago
Huh, it is higher now. Not quite 40% though, coal and LNG accounted for 26.5% and 31.7% in 2021: https://www.isep.or.jp/en/1243/

Renewables are aggressively scaling up and nuclear looks like it's rebounding some.

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bin_bash 1466 days ago
Ah yeah you’re right. A lot has changed since 2019.
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