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One must also consider that electricity consumption increases every year, not only in already “industrialized” countries, but especially in “developing” countries. New capacity has to be supplied by reliable and affordable sources, not intermittent, highly variable, and expensive sources such as wind.
One must also consider that electricity consumption increases every year, not only in already “industrialized” countries, but especially in “developing” countries. New capacity has to be supplied by reliable and affordable sources, not intermittent, highly variable, and expensive sources such as wind.


(''Note:'' In the USA, production of electricity from coal has decreased. It has been replaced by natural gas.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_of_the_United_States#/media/File:US_Electrical_Generation_1949-2011.png</ref>)
(''Note:'' In the USA, production of electricity from coal has decreased. It has been replaced by natural gas.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Electrical_Generation_1950-2016.png</ref>)


==See also==
==See also==