US Energy Production

2007 Energy Production in the United States

Pie chart of 2007 US energy production

 

The pie chart on the left displays the percentage of each energy type that was produced in the United States.

Sustainable (renewable) energy sources include biomass hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, and solar.

Non-renewable energy sources include coal, natural gas, petroleum (crude oil), and nuclear.

Bar chart of 2007 US energy production

The bar graph on the left displays the amount of each energy type that was produced in quadrillion BTU. BTU is the British Thermal Unit. One BTU is a very, very small amount of energy. 1 quadrillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000.

1 quadrillion BTU is equal to the amount of energy in 45,000,000 tons of coal, or 970,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas, or 170,000,000 barrels of crude oil.

Sustainable (renewable) energy sources include biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, and solar.

Non-renewable energy sources include coal, natural gas, petroleum (crude oil), and nuclear.

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