Only the external EROI variant measures net societal energy surplus; internal and standard variants measure process efficiency, and a derived reallocation formula uniquely preserves aggregation consistency when converting direct flows to embodied energy equivalents.
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What Do EROIs Measure? Implications for Energy Transition Assessment
Only the external EROI variant measures net societal energy surplus; internal and standard variants measure process efficiency, and a derived reallocation formula uniquely preserves aggregation consistency when converting direct flows to embodied energy equivalents.