The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption ofenergy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. Summarise the information byselecting and reporting the main features,andmake comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart provides information about the energy consumption in the United States from six resources during the interval from 1980 to 2030.

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, these resources exhibited different trends over the given period; some,

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as patrol and coal, registered the highest shares,

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others, like solar and hydropower, recorded the lowest values. As the bar illustrates, petrol and oil began as the major source of energy at around 35,

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experienced a fluctuation until 1995, standing at almost 33.

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, it grew steadily to peak

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by the end of the period. Natural gas is

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a crucial source, starting at nearly 20, followed by a volatile pattern till 2015, staying at roughly 25 to 2030. Coal is one of the leading sources, commencing at approximately 16, after which it showed a cumulative trend until 1995, recording 23, followed by another incremental pattern until 2030, which was 30. Coal was used more than natural gas most of the time.

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, the remaining sources classified as the lowest ones started at almost 4,

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they scored less than 10 with a fluctuation pattern until 2010. Each Nuclear, Solar/wind, and Hydropower recorded the stable quantities at 6, 4,and 3, respectively.