Although powering steam crackers with electricity instead of natural gas is straightforward in principle, it is no cakewalk in practice, given the limited supply of low-carbon electricity.

虽然用电而不是天然气为蒸汽裂解装置提供动力在原则上很简单，但鉴于低碳电力供应有限，这在实践中绝非易事。