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Wow: America’s Total Energy Use Dropped in 2008
America, as a whole, actually used less energy in 2008 than in 2007, according to a new report: The United States used 99.2 quadrillion BTUs,...
07.31.09
And what of the renewables? They're still a pretty small factor, but they're growing. Hydroelectric was the biggest renewable energy source, but only accounted for 2.4 of the 99.2 quads of the energy we used in 2008. Solar accounted for only 0.091 quads. And coal use was up from 23.5 in 2007 to 23.9 quads in 2008. So we've got some work to do.Here's the whole picture of how we generated and used energy in 2008.