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.

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.
The line graphs compare and make predictions about the amounts of 6 various kinds of fuel
energy
consumed in the U.S. from the
year
1980 to 2030.
It is clear that
petrol and oil, coal
energy
saw a sharp increase since the
year
1980.
However
, the remaining four kinds of
energy
, natural gas, nuclear, solar/wind and hydropower
remianed
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remained
relatively stable. First of all, the top consumption in 1980 was petrol and oil, amounting to 35
quadrillion
, which will rise noticeably to around 50
quadrillion
in 2030. At the
smae
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same
time, the fuel
energy
coal exhibited a similar trend, increasing from 16
quadrillion
to approximately 30
quadrillion
from 1980 to 2030.
However
, natural gas which saw a marginal decline since 1980 at 20
quadrillion
, highlighting the
year
2015 as the turning point, remained relatively stable from 2015 to 2030 at the consumption number around 25
quadrillion
.
In addition
, the other three fuel
engery
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energy
in the graph, nuclear, solar/wind
nad
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and
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hydropower, all maintained at around 3
quadrillion
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quadrillions
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in the
year
1980, which were the least
consupmtion
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consumption
at
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in
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that
year
. Specifically, nuclear and solar/wind showcased a marginally increasing trend to 6
quadrillion
and 5
quadrillion
respectively.
While
hydropower illustrated some
flucations
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fluctuations
at
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in
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the first
30
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30-year
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year
period, stayed at 5
quadrillion
since
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from
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2010 to 2030.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
Vocabulary: Replace the words energy, year, quadrillion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graphs" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "marginal" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • energy consumption
  • trends
  • marked increase
  • dominant source
  • modest increase
  • projections
  • renewable energy
  • nuclear energy
  • noticeable decline
  • span
  • petroleum
  • natural gas
  • coal
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