The continued existence of electricity is not in doubt.
The continued existence of affordable and readily accessible leccie is looking less and less likely. Just to fess up, I've bought into the the Peak Oil scenario. Oil is a finite commodity and one upon which we are hopelessly dependent. The expensive and ecologically disastrous process of separating oil from the tar sands of Canada is already well under way, which suggests desperation on the part of the cartels.
The thing is, oil doesn't even have to run out, society reaches a tipping point when it costs $300 a barrel to buy it. The global economy would utterly capsize. Still, I gather we've got about another 25 years before that is likely to happen. You do well to prepare your fine wigs in the meantime.
(Happybara The jungle came alive and took him, Fri 5 Nov 2010, 10:19, 1 reply)

Electricity....
Just to put your mind at rest... there are plenty of ways to generate electricity that don't require oil, and there is plenty of oil left, with even more gas. Look up US shale gas as an example.

Proven reserves of oil are currently at 40 years based on current consumption and prices. Increases in price, and imprevements in technology will probably increase this even further. it will run out eventually, but we're not in end of days scenario just yet...
(fatharry, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 8:57, closed)