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To: fish hawk
we go to electric which is made by the use of oil

Very little electricity is made from oil. Much of the petroleum that is used is petroleum coke and residual oil. These are refinery "leftovers" after the gasoline, diesel and other fuels are removed from the crude oil.

U.S. Electric Power Industry Net Generation, 2006

EIA, Electric Power Annual
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epa_sum.html

47 posted on 05/15/2008 12:47:27 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney
I don't know much about how electricity is made around the county but here in Hawaii %99.9 of it is by the use of oil. Thank you for the illustration, it really helps me to understand. Aloha
49 posted on 05/15/2008 12:52:52 PM PDT by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism is dying. Thank God!)
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