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

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as petrol and oil, coal, natural gas, solar/wind and hydropower, measured quadrillion units, between 1980 and 2030.

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, there was a progressive growth pattern recorded and it is predicted in almost all data except for that of hydropower which has remained stable.

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, the amount of consumed power from conventional

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has been far higher than that of alternative sources of

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. In terms of traditional

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, the consumption of Petrol and Oil consistently remained the highest., Fluctuating around 35 from 1980 to 1995, the data

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rapidly increased to 40

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2008 before being predicted to continuously rise to 50 by 2030. Regarding the consumption of Natural Gas and Coal, despite sharing a common trend, they exhibit different growth levels.

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particular, the former fluctuates within the range of 15 to 25 in the initial 28-year period of time, which

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will experience a stable around 25 from 2015 to 2030. Meanwhile, the latter experiences rapid and continuous growth from over 15 to approximately 30, which has experienced a two-fold increase in half a century. In terms of renewable

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, despite having homogeneous initial points at nearly 5 in 1980, they were recorded and are estimated to have different trends .

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that of nuclear and solar/wind show a slight and continuous increase to over 5, the remaining sources remain unchanged around that number during the mentioned period.