# Is there any kind of energy that doesn’t require other energy to produce?

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> [@leahcim](#):
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> In a sense, all energy except for nuclear is just “deferred solar”.

A thread from a couple years ago: [Does all of our energy come from the Sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-all-of-our-energy-come-from-the-sun/827249)

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