Energy demand: Difference between revisions

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{{p2|(example)|Suppose an [[electric car]] charger operates at 4800 watts, but the car is only charging for 2 hours per day on average. So the wattage ''averaged over time'' is 400 watts. Also note: If a family of 2 people owns 1 of these cars, then that's 200 ''watts per capita''.}}
{{p2|(example)|Suppose an [[electric car]] charger operates at 4800 watts, but the car is only charging for 2 hours per day on average. So the wattage ''averaged over time'' is 400 watts. Also note: If a family of 2 people owns 1 of these cars, then that's 200 ''watts per capita''.}}
* {{minor|Non-electric energy usage (fuel) is still measured in watts, this same way, for the sake of comparison.}}
* {{minor|Non-electric energy usage (fuel) is still measured in watts, this same way, for the sake of comparison.}}
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|<nowiki>oecd.energy.tfc</nowiki>
|<nowiki>3784.37 Mtoe/year</nowiki>
|<nowiki>OECD countries - energy usage - total final consumption</nowiki>
|<nowiki>Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report)</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
- Page 49: OECD energy balance, 2018</nowiki>
}}
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|<nowiki>oecd.population</nowiki>
|<nowiki>1372683615</nowiki>
|<nowiki>Number of people living in OECD countries</nowiki>
|<nowiki>Population, total - World Bank Data</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
data.worldbank.org › indicator › SP.POP.TOTL </nowiki><br /><nowiki>
</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
Using data from 2020</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
OECD countries are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.</nowiki>
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|'''Total'''
|'''Total'''
|{{p2|3658 W|{{calc|oecd.energy.tfc / oecd.population|W}} }} <!-- FIXME: consider overseas manufacturing -->
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{{minor|All datapoints are cited from ''Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report)'' unless otherwise specified.}}


===Note on reducing environmental impacts=== <!-- TALK: maybe move this somewhere else? -->
===Note on reducing environmental impacts=== <!-- TALK: maybe move this somewhere else? -->