The line graph illustrates
the
how much of various Correct article usage
apply
energy
sources Use synonyms
consumed
in the United States from 1980 to 2030, with data up to around 2015 representing historical trends and projections for the years Verb problem
were consumed
thereafter
.
From 1980 to 2015, petroleum and oil began at approximately 35 quadrillion Linking Words
units
, experiencing a slight dip in the mid-1980s before rebounding and rising steadily to roughly 45 Use synonyms
Use synonyms
units
by 2015. Coal, starting at 16 Check wording
quadrillion units
units
, surged to 22 Use synonyms
units
by 1995, plateaued for a decade, and Use synonyms
then
resumed growth to reach 25 Linking Words
units
by 2015. Natural gas, Use synonyms
initially
at 20 Linking Words
units
, fluctuated with a peak around 2000 for 23 Use synonyms
units
but Use synonyms
stabilized
at 25 Use the right word
stabilised
units
by 2015, nearly matching coal at that point. Among the smaller sources, nuclear Use synonyms
energy
grew gradually from 5 Use synonyms
units
in 1980 to 8 Use synonyms
units
in 2015, Use synonyms
while
solar/wind Linking Words
energy
—starting near zero—showed a notable upward trend, especially after 2000. Hydropower, Use synonyms
however
, remained relatively stable, hovering around 3–5 Linking Words
units
.
After 2015,looking ahead to 2030, petroleum and oil Use synonyms
is
projected to continue Correct subject-verb agreement
are
its
ascent, approaching 50 Fix the agreement mistake
their
units
. Coal is expected to surge Use synonyms
further
to 30 Linking Words
units
, surpassing natural gas (which will remain steady at 25 Use synonyms
units
). Nuclear Use synonyms
energy
will see modest growth to 9 Use synonyms
units
, and solar/wind Use synonyms
energy
will climb to 7 Use synonyms
units
, reflecting increasing adoption. Use synonyms
In contrast
, hydropower will maintain its stable pattern.Linking Words