Author: David J. C. MacKay

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I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, 'Well, how much energy do you use at home?' And I was embarrassed. I didn't actually know.

I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, 'Well, how much energy do you use at home?' And I was embarrassed. I didn't actually know.

- David J. C. MacKay

The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second.

The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second.

- David J. C. MacKay

All renewables, much as I love them, are diffuse. They all have a small power per unit area, and we have to live with that fact.

All renewables, much as I love them, are diffuse. They all have a small power per unit area, and we have to live with that fact.

- David J. C. MacKay

The only thing that really scales up apart from nuclear is solar power from other people's deserts.

The only thing that really scales up apart from nuclear is solar power from other people's deserts.

- David J. C. MacKay

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