The given line graph illustrates the USA energy resource data from 1980 and forecasts for 2030.
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, there were upward trends in the consumption of all sources over 30 years. Fossil fuels exhibited the highest consumption amount, Linking Words
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the opposite can be seen in renewable ones. Regarding nonrenewable sources, in 1980, standing at 35 Linking Words
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, the highest volume belonged to petro and oil, followed by natural gas and coal with 20 and nearly 16, respectively. After fluctuating over the next 15 years, Use synonyms
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figure significantly increased to 42
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and was expected to rise continuously to 47 in 2030. Natural gas and coal showed erratic patterns from 1980 to 2015; coal is projected to grow to 30
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natural gas will stabilize. Referring to environmentally friendly power, nuclear, solar/wind, and hydropower shared the same level in 1980, at 4 Linking Words
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- just one-seventh compared with
petroleum and oil. These figures for nuclear and solar/wind moderately grew and were forecasted to reach 8 and 6 Use synonyms
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in 2030, respectively. The quantity of hydropower generated was uneven over three decades and will continue at Use synonyms
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