"The new renewables—solar and wind, as opposed to hydroelectricity whose beginnings go back to 1882—will readily feed into this progression, **but the history of electricity generation reminds us that many complications and complexities accompany the process; and that, despite its profound and rising importance, electricity still supplies only a relatively small share of final global energy consumption, just 18 percent**." ([Location 824](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=824)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[energy-consumption]], [[electricity]], [[demographics]], [[renewable-electricity]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]