Is electricity going to run out? If not, why does everyone keep talking about saving energy?

Answer 1

Electricity cannot run out because there is not a limited supply. We can always make more and more.

BUT... though we can always make more, nothing in life is free.

A lot of the ways we have of producing electricity now are based on fuels that WILL run out, if given long enough. There is only so much coal, gasoline, and even nuclear material in the Earth, and there's not likely to be any sources comparable to the Earth found any time soon.

There are replenishable ways of producing electricity, but with a few exceptions they are harder and more expensive. Iceland is powered by geothermal energy, which is essentially only available because they're on top of a volcano. Likewise, I'm sure you've heard of wind energy, hydroelectric dams, wave power, and solar cells. These all work fine, and if we built enough of them we could use them for all our needs now. But they're much more expensive than digging up and burning the fuels above, so there is little public will to do this.

So conserving energy is a good idea if you like the cheap energy you're getting now. Less fuel use means it will last longer, and scientists will have longer to make the replenishable means cheaper and more efficient (they've done great things with wind energy in the last few decades). So turn down your thermostat and wear a sweater!

Answer 2

Electricity is an energy and energy cannot be created or destroyed (save nucclear fussion). However, the means that we currently use to harness it can. Household electricity is genneraly concentrated by creating steam. This is made though two ways: coal burning under a pipe of water (a dummed down example, to be sure!) or nuclear fission (FISSION not FUSSION) generated heat that once again acts on a body of water. This steam then turns a turbine which in turn turns a magnet that is placed inside a coiled wire (once again dummed down, the actual process is more complex). This transfers the kinetic energy to electrical energy, which is passed through wires and transformers to your home. The problem with this system is that coal is a non renewable energy source and this supply of coal is expected to run short within 50 years.

Answer 3

Electricity will only run out when the resources that make electricity run out. If you are using a type of electricity that is created from fossil fuels like oil or coal, it will eventually run out. If you are using energy from a renewable energy source like wind or water power, this will always be around. You should switch to renewable if you can to keep the use of oil and coal down.

Answer 4

Saving energy is but nothing else than saving coal, petroleum, water and there is not any need saving wind, atomic particles. All of the above are used to make electricity or power. It takes millions of years for coal and petroleum or its gases to be formed under the earth’s crust or under the ground. At the rate we are spending these fossils, it is difficult to restore them, and ultimately we have to use only atomic, wind and hydroelectric (water falls are made to keep turbines working to produce power) sources to produce power. There is chance for the rivers to dry up or get frozen, and we have to finally settle on wind (in very few places) and atomic energy, the last is costlier and atomic plants are dangerous for the factories /reactors using it can also in the wrong hands produce atom bombs.

So though you can pay for your energy consumption, the price you pay that in dollars or pounds or rupees does not suffice, for they can’t bring back the precious resources which are exhaustible and irreplaceable and if we save them for our grand children and great grand children there is nothing like that for secure tomorrow.

Answer 5

The more energy we use the worse it is on the planet. Now if we used like solar power, or windmills, ect. That wouldnt be so bad. However we currently get most of our energy from fossil fuels, which not only polute, but also are not the endless supply most people think they are. So between the increase of useage, the pollution, and the failure to convert to safer and clearner supplies, we are constantly told to conserve for the safety of Earth.

Answer 6

At some point it will run out. In the meantime it is very expensive and the more that is used, the higher the price will be.

Pollution and accidents are inevitable by-products from electricity
use. The electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels or by atomic fission. Burning fossil fuels pollutes the atmosphere and water. Atomic fission creates nuclear waste. Both methods of generating electricity involve mining which creates pollution itself and involves accidents which kill or injure people.

Answer 7

electricity wont but coal and the things used 2 make electricity will and it saves money so y not

Answer 8

electricity won't run out! its fossil fuels that are running out, you doofus answers!

people talk about saving energy 1. to conserve fossil fuels and 2. to reduce wasteful emissions that contribute to global warming. once the fossil fuels run out, people will have to stop making excuses and use wind, solar, tidal, hydroelectric power etc.

Answer 9

no but if you are a working adult and pay an electric bill you might want to save money...try paying an energy bill sometime and i guarentee you will want to turn off the damn light when your not in the room.....!!

Answer 10

The Government is too incompetant and lazy to fix the power grid so if we don't conserve we will be prone to blackouts.