I’m writing this in my office in Paris. Which energy sources are powering my laptop? On an overcast morning, solar is supplying only 15 per cent of France’s real-time energy mix, according to the grid operator RTE. Nuclear, at 67 per cent, carries most of the load. Just 1 per cent of my electricity comes from gas. Other fossil fuels contribute nothing. In short, I’m enjoying some of the greenest electricity on Earth. And prices don’t soar when Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz.
我正在巴黎的办公室写这篇文章。我的笔记本电脑在用什么能源?法国电网运营商RTE的数据显示,在一个阴天的上午,太阳能在法国实时能源结构中的比重仅为15%。比重高达67%的核能承担了大部分电网负荷。我使用的电力中只有1%来自天然气。其他化石燃料则完全没有贡献。简言之,我正在享用地球上最环保的电力之一。即使伊朗封锁霍尔木兹海峡,电价也不会飙升。