ENERGY: PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

Energy Production and Consumption in the U.S.A.

Here is a list of graphs about energy production and consumption in the U.S.A.. See glossary for definitions of terms. In most graphs, energy is given in units of quadrillion of BTU. 1 BTU is approximately 1,100 Joules; a quadrillion is one million times one billion. To find out how big or small these quantities are, see the Table of Units and Amount of Energy of Key Phenomena, where estimates are given of energy content in common objects and/or phenomena.

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  1. Energy Production - Slide 1. Energy production per source. Historic data.
  2. Energy Production vs. Consumption - Slide 2 Energy flow for 1995.
  3. Energy Consumption - Slide 3 Energy consumption per capita. Historic data.
  4. Energy Consumption - Slide 4 Energy consumption per dollar of Gross Domestic Product.
  5. Energy Consumption - Slide 5 Energy consumption by major source. Historic data.
  6. Energy Consumption - Slide 6 Energy consumption by end-user.
  7. Energy Consumption - Slide 7 Household energy consumption
  8. Energy Consumption - Slide 8 Household energy consumption: heating.
  9. Energy Consumption - Slide 9 Energy consumption for motor vehicles.
  10. Energy for Electricity - Slide 10 Energy input to generate electricity.
  11. Energy for Electricity - Slide 11 Net generation of electricity by source of power for 1995.
  12. Energy for Electricity - Slide 12 Generation of electricity by source of power. Historic data.
  13. Energy for Electricity - Slide 13 Cost of electricity. Historic data.

Information on this page is taken from: Energy Annual Review 1995, published by the Energy Information Administration. A copy of the report will be placed on reserve in the Physics Library.
Go to the Appendix on Units .
Go to the Greenhouse Effect . A brief write-up about greenhouse gases.
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Written by: Gianfranco Vidali Fall 1996.