The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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graph depicts historical and forecast data about the consumption of 6 types of energy in the USA over 50 years.

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, there was an upward trend in the use of fuels except hydraulic power.

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the majority was fossil, the opposite could be seen in renewables. Standing at 35

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, the most used energy was allocated in petrol and oil in 1980,

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the lowest belonged to nuclear, solar and wind, and hydropower with only 4

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. Before gradually increasing to reach 50

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in 2030,

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number witnessed a fluctuating growth of 5

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, coal and natural gas experienced a steady rise, at 20

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then

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coal and was predicted to increase to 30

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and natural gas to remain stable at 25

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, renewables, nuclear, solar and wind, and hydropower shared the same power consumption, at 4

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units in 1980. These figures saw a gradual increase over 15 years.

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nuclear, solar and wind were expected to climb by 6 and 5 respectively, energy from water was predicted to fall to 3

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, the lowest point in 2030.

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energy consumption
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renewable energy
non-renewable resources
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fossil fuels
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