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The graph gives information from a 2008 report about consumtion of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.

The graph gives information from a 2008 report about consumtion of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.
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The line graph illustrates the amount of energy consumption in the USA since 1980 with
projections
 until 2030. Units are measured in quadrillions.
Overall
,
it is clear that
 the consumption of six kinds of energy increased generally over the period, but sources most significantly petrol, oil and coal or (fuel).
Firstly
, the number of petrol and oil
were
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was
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 35
quadrillion
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quadrillions
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 in 1980,
meanwhile
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 the quantity of coal and natural gas
were
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was
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 in terms of nearly 16 and 20
quadrillion
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quadrillions
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.
While
 the amount of nuclear, solar and hydropower were just above 4
quadrillion
, respectively. The
figur
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figure
of
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for
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 petrol and oil decreased
slighly
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slightly
 around 31 until 1985 and it fluctuated just under 34
quadrillion
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quadrillions
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 till 1995.
Then
 there was a dramatic increase to just under 50
quadrillion
 since 1995 with
projections
 until 2030. In 1985, natural gas and coal observed a minimal decrease and increase of approximately 16 and just below 17, respectively. After
which
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, the quantity of oscillation
substantially
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was substantially
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 between 17 and 23 from 1990 to 2015. Following that,
the
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coal rose significantly to nearly 30
quadrillion
 since 2015 with
projections
 until 2030,
while
 natural gas stayed constant. With regard
as
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to
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 nuclear, solar,wind and hydropower went up slightly to just over 5
quandrillion
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quadrillion
 between 1980 and 1990. After that, the nuclear climbed gradually to roughly 7
quandrillion
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quadrillion
 from 1990 to 2030.
Then
 the solar and hydropower oscillated between 5 and 3 from 1990 to 2010. Following that, they
were
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stood steady by nearly 4
quadrillion
 since 2010 with
projections
 until 2030.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Basic structure: Use less body paragraphs.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words projections, quadrillion with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "just under" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
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