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| Why do we need to be careful when studying projections? |
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| They are likely to have a bias |
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| What has happened with net imports of energy from 1980 to 2008? |
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| What does EIA project will happen with energy net imports from now until 2035? |
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| The amount of net imports will stay the same (consumption and production will continue to increase) but since comsumption increased, the PERCENTAGE of net imports is decreasing |
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| The projection shows that the net imports of energy as a share of total US energy demand are decling. The growth in energy imports is moderated by the indcreased use of biofuels, reductions in demand, imrpovement in the efficiency of appliances and higher energy prices; the net import share of the total US energy consumption n 2035 is 20% compared to 26% in 2008 |
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| How much energy does the US produce? |
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| How much energy does the US consume? |
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| In 2007 what was the top 3 sources of energy in the US? |
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1. oil
coal and gas are close to the same |
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| What is the total primary energy supply in the US? |
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| How much energy was PRODUCED in the US in 2007? |
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| What are the top three in primary energy production by Major source? |
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1. Coal
2. Natural Gas
3. Crude Oil |
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| In the US, where is most of the energy produced from? |
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| What leads the energy source produced in the US in the middle of the 20th century? |
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| What surpassed coal in the mid-1980s in the US as the lead energy source produced? |
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| Crude oil and natural gas |
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| What is currently the leading source of energy production in the US? |
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| Currently what generates the most electricity in the US? |
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| How much coal did the US produce in 2009? |
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| about 1100 Million short tons |
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| How much oil was consumed by the US in 2007? |
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| In the US, what has the highest energy use by source? |
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| Petroleum 37.1 Quadrillion Btu |
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| What is the about of electric power used by US in 2008? |
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| What are the top sectors that use the most energy? |
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1. Electric Power
2. Transportation
3. Industrial
4. Residential & Commercial |
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| What are the 5 major sources of energy in the US? |
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| petroleum (oil), natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable energy |
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| What percentage of the energy used for transportation is from oil? |
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| What percentage of the energy used to generate electric power is from oil? |
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| What percent of US energy used comes from oil? |
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| What percent of US energy used comes from natural gas? |
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| What percent of US energy used comes from Coal? |
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| What percent of US energy used comes from nuclear? |
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| What percent of US energy consumed comes from Renewable? |
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| What are the top 3 things the US consumes in order? |
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| What is natural gas mainly used for? |
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