The diagram shows the consumption of renewable energy in the USA from 1949-2008. Write a 150-word report for a university lecturer identifying the main trends and making comparisons where relevant.

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The line graph compares the consumption of four different sources of renewable energy in the US from 1949 to 2008, measured in

Quadrillion

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BTU

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It is clear that

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the total consumption of renewable energy increased significantly over the period, with Hydroelectric

Power

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being the most popular source.

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, there were

also

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some variations and contrasts in the trends of each source. In 1950, Hydroelectric

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and Wood accounted for nearly 2

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each,

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Biofuel and Wind were negligible. Over the next two decades, Hydroelectric

Power

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increased slightly to about 3

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while

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Wood remained stable. From 1970 to 2000, Hydroelectric

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fluctuated between 3 and 4, before dropping to just over 2 in 2008. Wood,

on the other hand

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, rose gradually to about 3 in 1989, and

then

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fell steadily to around 2 by the end of the period.

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, Biofuel and Wind only started to be consumed from 1980 onwards, with very low amounts. Between 1980 and 2000, both sources grew slowly to less than 0.5

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BTU

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, after 2000, Biofuel surged dramatically to almost 2 in 2008,

while

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Wind peaked at less than 0.5 in the same year.

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Lexical resource: 4.0

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Topic Vocabulary:

consumption trend
renewable energy
stagnant level
increase in consumption
energy policy
technological advancements
fluctuations
public and governmental support
cleaner energy sources
economic factors
policy changes
peak consumption
significant improvement
shift
dips or slowdowns
economic recessions
governmental policy
investments
timeline
comparative analysis

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