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All the data about our energy usage -- and believe us, there's a lot of it -- is presented in the form of this interactive, zoomable flowchart.
Periodically, it’s nice to step back and get reacquainted with some energy basics. There’s no better way to do it than with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s famed (or oughtta be ...
The first two charts in this section display the evolution of primary energy consumption broken down by energy sources. Figure 1 shows the evolution from 1830 to 2010 and Figure 2 from 1970 to 2010.
The 2019 U.S. Energy Flow Chart, released April 8, is based on data from the Energy Department and the Energy Information Administration.It estimates that Americans last year used 100.2 ...
The most obvious and disturbing number on the chart is the total of petroleum, coal, and natural gas, totaling 80.2 quads of energy consumption, which produce almost all of the CO2 we emit every year.
The 2019 US energy flowcharts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) came out last night, and there are some notable changes and things we should discuss.. The numbers below ...
America’s record high energy consumption, explained in 3 charts. Renewable energy is booming, but it still needs a lot of help. by Umair Irfan. Apr 18, 2019, 5:00 PM UTC.
Significantly, the 2012 chart shows that 61% (58.1 quads) of U.S. energy use was "rejected." That waste included 25.7 quads from energy used to generate power (comprising 67% of the 38.1 quads of ...
In Denmark -- the global leader -- more than one quarter of its energy-consumption needs come from renewable sources (mostly wind), while in the U.S., only 3.1 percent of energy consumption is ...
How energy usage has evolved since 1776. The Energy Information Administration offers this interesting historical chart showing how energy sources have evolved in the United States.