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▲ hdgvhicv 20 hours ago

Total energy use by mankind is about 200,000 TWh a year

https://ourworldindata.org/energy-production-consumption

Most of that is lost in waste heat.

Total energy arriving on earth from the sun is about 1,500,000,000 TWh

https://smartstep.blog/how-much-solar-energy-hits-earth-per-...

7500 times higher