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English: Historical annual US energy consumption by source between 1776 and 2024. Source: History and Prospects and U.S. Department of Agriculture Circular No. 641, Fuel Wood Used in the United States 1630–1930 Note: Data use captured energy approach to account for wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal.
The state with the lowest per capita energy use is Rhode Island, at 161 million BTU per year, and the highest is Louisiana, at 908 million BTU per year. Energy use and prices often have an inverse relationship; Hawaii uses some of the least energy per capita but pays the highest price on average, while Louisiana pays the least on average. [75]
US energy use (values in quad/year, each equal to 290 TWh/year) US oil reserves increased until 1970, then began to decline. Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State.. In the early days of the Republic, energy policy allowed free use of standing timber for heating and industry.
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Carter signed both the National Energy Act of 1978 and the Energy Security Act of 1980, two laws that historians say are key moments in US energy history.
[citation needed] In 2000, the US average production of electricity from coal was 224.3 GW (1966 TWh for the year). [14] In 2006, US electrical generation consumed 1,027 million short tons (932 million metric tons) or 92.3% of the coal mined in the US. [15] Renewable energy exceeded coal-based energy for the first time in 2022. [16]
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