What are the various factors which we should keep in mind while choosing a source of energy?
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Various factors to be kept in mind while choosing a source of energy are:
  1. The ease of extracting energy from that source.
  2. The cost of extracting energy from that source.
  3. The efficiency of technology available for extracting energy from that source.
  4. The damage to environment caused by using that source.
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