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   Jonathan Schofield (urlyman@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2026 03:15:47 JST Jonathan Schofield

   I’m aware that the likes of Ember say we could save 40% with full electrification: https://ember-energy.org/focus-areas/electrification/

   Which could bring Europe’s current 38 EJ primary energy demand [1] down to 22.8.

   But in November 2025, before the Gulf war, the European Environment Agency were projecting that renewables might meet 42.5% of Europe’s demand in 2030: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/share-of-energy-consumption-from

   So if Europe managed a steady-state from here (tricky), renewables could be generating roughly 16 EJ by the end of the decade?…