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Comment by prasadjoglekar | Hacker News Reader

Chat GPT output; do take with a grain of salt.

TX generated 4x the absolute solar electricity as Sweden and 5x per person in the last 12 months.

What was the purpose of this comment? It's obviously irrelevant, as it's only considering one type of low-carbon electricity.

I'll take it with the whole shaker, because Texas has over 30 million residents to Sweden's 10, which means at least one of the above numbers is completely wrong.

... and shows why you still need to know things in order to safely use LLMs. If I hadn't known the approximate populations of both Texas and Sweden, I would have been more likely to believe the parent comment without question.

When the state is a full 30 degrees of latitude southern than Sweden, with consistent sun throughout the year, yeah, it will generate more energy through solar.

What's the point you're making?

Parent had a sarcastic reaction to Texas burning fossil fuels - which they have a lot of. They also have sunshine. Sweden seems to have neither but has hydro.

Point is each geographic entity is maximizing their resources. And they have every right to without outside interference.

> And they have every right to without outside interference

The C02 output is interfering with life outside their borders.

> Point is each geographic entity is maximizing their resources. And they have every right to without outside interference.

Not really when they create a global problem. Tragedy of the commons, huh...

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