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== Energy production == | == Energy production == | ||
=== Natural gas === | === Natural gas === | ||
At the heart of Cartadania's energy grid is natural gas, serving as the foremost energy source that underpins the nation's energy production framework. A testament to the evolution of energy dynamics, natural gas has ascended to an influential status, contributing to almost 40% of the nation's energy output as of 2030. 1975 marked a definitive milestone as natural gas supplanted coal in the realm of energy production, followed by another milestone in 1981 when off-shore natural gas fields were unveiled, triggering a transformational era of natural gas generation. This revelation spurred a significant and rapid shift, wherein electricity generation propelled by natural gas emerged as the vanguard of Cartadania's power generation evolution. This trajectory has been characterized by a notable trajectory of growth, making natural gas-generated electricity the most dynamically expanding facet of the nation's energy matrix since the advent of the 1980s. | |||
The ascendancy of natural gas as a premier source of electricity generation is underscored by a tripartite convergence of strategic drivers. Foremost among these is the concerted impetus on utilities to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. This pressure has fueled the progressive substitution of coal-fired generation with its natural gas counterpart, a transition underscored by the manifestly lower life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with natural gas-generated electricity, as compared to its coal-fueled counterpart. In tandem with this, natural gas power plants have distinguished themselves by their inherent agility in responding to dynamic demand patterns. Their rapid ramping capability renders them ideally suited to complement intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar power, creating an equilibrium within Cartadania's energy ecosystem. | |||
Despite this trajectory of ascendancy, however, there is a discernible shift in the trajectory of natural gas within Cartadania's energy grid. A 17% decline from its peak in 1991, wherein it constituted a robust 56% of the energy mix, speaks to the nuanced interplay of Cartadania's energy policy landscape. Renewed interest in the realms of nuclear energy and renewables has come to the forefront, catalyzing a shift in the nation's energy trajectory. | |||
=== Nuclear === | === Nuclear === | ||
=== Wind === | === Wind === | ||