The graph below gives information from 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projection until 2030.
The line graph illustrates the amount of power consumed by Americans between 1980 and 2008 and anticipates the changes until 2030.
Overall
, petrol and oil are responsible for the highest amount of usage in all periods. Moreover
, all fuels had an upward trend except hydropower which is going to stay the same.
As can be seen from the graph, petrol, and oil stood at 35 quadrillion units in 1980 as the most popular energy, initially
experienced a decrease before reaching to
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q
in 2008, then
is expected to rise to under 50 q
in 2003. Followed by, coal and natural gas started at 16 and 20 q
respectively, and after some fluctuations, coal is predicted to exceed gas in 2014, the former accounting at twice as high as the first number, and the latter increasing about 5q in 2030.
Regarding renewable powers, in 1980 they all measured 4q and witnessed a slight rise, ultimately nuclear and solar will stand at 6 and 5 in order, and hydropower is going to have the least popularity among the US individuals, at 3q in 2030.Submitted by soltaninejad_sahel on
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