The world is planning to build a lot of wind and solar power, but only a fraction of this stated amount of green electricity can actually be used, according to a recent report by oil giant Exxon Mobil.

Countries across the world plan to add three times more wind and solar capacity than nuclear power by 2040, according to Exxon, but only a tiny fraction of that added green energy will actually generate power for people.

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What a surprise.

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Possibly not the most unbiased source.

What a surprise.

This article was posted by the Houston Energy Insider.

Houston's #1 source for all things energy. Oil & Gas news/Houston/Global.

Possibly not the most unbiased source.

That was my very first thought also, then I noticed that it was a link taken from The Daily Caller

http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/02/this-chart-shows-just-how-little-wind-and-solar-power-gets-used/

What a surprise.

This article was posted by the Houston Energy Insider.

Houston's #1 source for all things energy. Oil & Gas news/Houston/Global.

Possibly not the most unbiased source.

That was my very first thought also, then I noticed that it was a link taken from The Daily Caller

http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/02/this-chart-shows-just-how-little-wind-and-solar-power-gets-used/

The first paragraph gave it away to me.

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"The world is planning to build a lot of wind and solar power, but only a fraction of this stated amount of green electricity can actually be used, according to a recent report by oil giant Exxon Mobil."

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