The graph shows energy consumption in the US from 1980 to 2012, and projected consumption to 2030.

The graph provides data on a 2008 report about the consumption of

energy

that was consumed in the USA between 1980 and 2030, starting from 1980.

Overall

,

it is clear that

petrol and oil were the leaders

of

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energy

,

while

coal and natural gas were less popular than petrol and oil.

By contrast

,

hydropower

is the least used

energy

.  Looking at the data sets in more detail, the consumption of petrol and oil stood at 35

QU

in 1980, which was higher than others, and fluctuated till 1995.

Then

it will increase in 2030. Coal and natural gas started at 20

Qu

and 15

Qu

and crisscrossed and overlapped until 2020. They will increase 23Qu,and 26Qu in the end. They will reach third and second positions in 2030. In 1980, nuclear, solar, and

hydropower

stood at 5

Qu

each. They will rise to 6qu, 4qu, and 4qu. Solar and

hydropower

will have the same amount

at the end

.

Hydropower

is the lowest use of

energy

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