Net energy is

a. the usable amount of low-quality energy from a given quantity of energy resource
b. the total useful energy available from an energy resource
c. analogous to total income
d. the total useful energy from an energy resource minus the amount of energy used and wasted in producing it
e. the amount of energy used and wasted to produce useful energy


D

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