By the way, I just read an interesting article. Swedish wind power is 1 TWh per year. Geothermal energy (heat pumps) is 10 TWh. Wind still gets 10 times the publicity. Wind farms are just so much more sexy and photogenic than some small holes in the ground. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
Ah, and I remember when they prematurely shut down the two 600 MW reactors at Barsebäck, the local fishermen complained noisily. Rare fish from more southern waters flourished just outside the plant. Not any more. :( Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
Anyway, when it was shut down and replaced with oil the locals complained thy couldn't hang their clothing out to dry anymore, as it became covered in soot.
Several times it has been argued we should heat our cities with the cooling water of our big reactors, but due to political reasons it never happens. We'll see what happens post peak. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
