You are of course right, 48kWh/d/person is what the article is all about (& I'm perfectly aware of that).
But as GP[0] replied to GGP
> 2 kWh/day seems crazy low
I was under the impression that he was actually pondering a much better personal energy consumption of 83W/person. And yeah, I'm inclined to say that (with our current level of technology) achieving this number without lowering standard of living might be nearly impossible in many climate zones.
But as GP[0] replied to GGP
> 2 kWh/day seems crazy low
I was under the impression that he was actually pondering a much better personal energy consumption of 83W/person. And yeah, I'm inclined to say that (with our current level of technology) achieving this number without lowering standard of living might be nearly impossible in many climate zones.
The rest of my comment is more generic.
[0] GP: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32911031