Thank you for doing this. I plan to write a similar "Primer" on energy. I have tried in the past but do not believe I have reached the average person. A common friend of our's sent me a note to tell me, "I confuse people by stating that they need about 315 million BTUs each year per person, which is arrived at by dividing the total Primary energy used in America about 100 Quadrillion BTUs by the population...= about 315 million BTUs per person per year. Or about 850,000 BTUs per day per person +/- 15,000 BTU's.....It is a challenge. Thank you for your stab at "Demystifying Energy". Stay well my friend, and keep up your important work, Dick
Richard,
Thank you for doing this. I plan to write a similar "Primer" on energy. I have tried in the past but do not believe I have reached the average person. A common friend of our's sent me a note to tell me, "I confuse people by stating that they need about 315 million BTUs each year per person, which is arrived at by dividing the total Primary energy used in America about 100 Quadrillion BTUs by the population...= about 315 million BTUs per person per year. Or about 850,000 BTUs per day per person +/- 15,000 BTU's.....It is a challenge. Thank you for your stab at "Demystifying Energy". Stay well my friend, and keep up your important work, Dick
How true!
Very true. Sanitation is the #1 factor for the increase in life expectancy since Semmelweis discovered hand-washing.
I am honored you have subscribed, I read live wire all the time. I enjoy your work! By the way "The Joule Thief" is an exceptional handle.
Thanks so much, Richard! I have only now realized you have your own Substack as well! Happy to subscribe!
Here is my blog link with your "What is Energy" added as a reference: http://dickstormprobizblog.org/2024/07/02/visualizing-100-quadrillion-btus-of-primary-energy-coal-should-remain-in-our-energy-mix/
Richard, Thank you. I added your "What is Energy" to the list of references in my latest blog post. Keep up your excellent work my friend. https://open.substack.com/pub/richardnielsen/p/what-is-energy-84e?r=kv1a9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thank you for that. One of these days I will actually have time to do more writing. I'm not the best at it, but I enjoy it.