Does this 25-year energy forecast look plausible?

Posted May 31st, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in peak oil

Before I share with you who is making the 25-year energy forecast illustrated in the following two diagrams, I’d like you to consider the plausibility of their prediction.

Basically they are suggesting that the supply and demand for energy are going to flatten out and perfectly support each other for the next 25 years. I’m sorry but that just seems like a totally impossible dream concocted to quell concerns of a future energy crisis. Here are the diagrams:

This forecast was produced by the U.S. Federal Government, the EIA (Energy Information Administration) specifically. Read more about this official prediction at The Oil Drum or from the horse’s mouth directly at the EIA website.

Now if the feds are selling this kind of snake oil it is definitely high time to invest in a few solar panels and learn to be a better gardener.