United States of America Energy Situation - Revision history

Ranisha at 20:51, 10 July 2018

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Ranisha at 16:29, 9 December 2015

2015-12-09T16:29:52Z

Ranisha: /* Introduction */

2015-11-19T15:41:29Z

‎Introduction

Ranisha: /* Hydropower */

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‎Hydropower

Ranisha: /* Hydropower */

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‎Hydropower

Ranisha: /* Hydropower */

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‎Hydropower

Ranisha: /* Renewable Energy Sources */

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‎Renewable Energy Sources

Ranisha: /* Wind Power */

2015-11-19T15:07:46Z

‎Wind Power

Ranisha: /* Biomass */

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‎Biomass

Ranisha: /* Solar Power */

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‎Solar Power

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 |CES Country Name=United States of America
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 |CES Country Coordinates=38.8833° N, 77.0167° W
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 Energy in the United States of America are produced from a variety of sources. The primary source of energy in the United States is coal at 42% in 2011.<ref>http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_1_1</ref>
-{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width: 100%"
+{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width:100%;"
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-| style="width: 682px" | [[File:Energy supply for u.s.png|thumb|left|180px|U.S energy consumption by source]]<br/>
+| style="width: 682px" | [[File:Energy supply for u.s.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|U.S energy consumption by source]]<br/>
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+| style="width: 682px" | [[File:United states renewable energy consumption.jpg|thumb|left|300pxpx|United states renewable energy consumption.jpg]]
-| style="width: 682px" | [[File:United states renewable energy consumption.jpg|left|300px|US-Energy-Consumption-by-Source 2008.png|alt=US-Energy-Consumption-by-Source 2008.png]]<br/>
 |}
 <br/>
 *[http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_prod/pdf/PT1_us.pdf Energy Production Estimates in Physical Units, United States, 1960 - 2009]<br/>
 *[http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/hf.jsp?incfile=sep_use/total/use_tot_usa.html&mstate=United States Energy Consumption Estimates for Major Energy Sources in Physical Units, 1960-2009]<br/>
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 *[http://205.254.135.7/renewable/ Government source for in-depth information about renewable energy in the united States of America.]<br/>
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+{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 500px"
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+|
-[[File:Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png|alt=Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png]]<br/>
+[[File:Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png|thumb|left|300px|Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png|alt=Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png]]<br/>
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-| [[File:Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
+| [[File:Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|thumb|left|300px|Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
-| [[File:Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
+| [[File:Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|thumb|left|300px|Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
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-| colspan="2" | [[File:Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png|thumb|left|492pxpx|Developed power potential by hydrologic region|alt=Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png]]<br/>
+| colspan="2" | [[File:Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png|thumb|left|492px|Developed power potential by hydrologic region|alt=Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png]]<br/>
 |-
-| colspan="2" | [[File:Summary of results of water energy resource assessment of the United States.png|thumb|left|570pxpx|Summary of results of water energy recourse assessment of the United States]]<br/>
+| colspan="2" | [[File:Summary of results of water energy resource assessment of the United States.png|thumb|left|570px|Summary of results of water energy recourse assessment of the United States]]<br/>
 |-
-| style="width: 50%;" | [[File:Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by size.|alt=Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png]]
+| style="width: 50%;" | [[File:Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png|thumb|left|300px|Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by size.|alt=Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png]]
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 === Solar Power<br/> ===
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 === Biomass ===
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-[[File:Map biomass total us.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Total Biomass Resources of the United States by county|alt=Map biomass total us.jpg]]
+[[File:Map biomass total us.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Total Biomass Resources of the United States by county|alt=Map biomass total us.jpg]]
 |}
 [[United States of America Energy Situation#toc|►Go To Top]]
 === Wind Power ===
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-| [[File:Windpotential.gif|left|555px|thumb|Wind Resource Potential in the United States.]]<br/>
+| [[File:Windpotential.gif|thumb|left|555px|Wind Resource Potential in the United States.]]<br/>
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-[[File:Installed wind capacity anime.gif|left|561px|thumb|Progressive installed capacity animation|alt=Installed wind capacity anime.gif]]
+[[File:Installed wind capacity anime.gif|thumb|left|561px|Progressive installed capacity animation|alt=Installed wind capacity anime.gif]]
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-[[File:Energy hydromap lrg.gif|none|300px|Energy hydromap lrg.gif|alt=Energy hydromap lrg.gif]]
+[[File:Energy hydromap lrg.gif|thumb|left|300pxpx|Energy hydromap lrg.gif|alt=Energy hydromap lrg.gif]]
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+|
 Existing hydroelectric plants and high head/low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.<ref>http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf (pg. 47)</ref>
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 Low head/low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States<ref>http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf (pg. 29)</ref><br/>
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+| colspan="2" |
 '''[http://energy.gov/maps/us-hydropower-potential-existing-non-powered-dams Interactive map of existing hydropower sites]'''
 |}
 "The Alaska Region contains the largest total potential with its slightly less than 90,000 MW of potential, which is approximately 30% of the total power potential of the United States. The Pacific Northwest Region has the second highest amount of total potential with slightly more than 76,000 MW of potential. Together these two regions contain over half (55%) of the U.S. power potential. From the perspective of the largest percentage of total power potential that has been developed, the Great Lakes Region (66%) and the Tennessee Region (37%) are particularly noteworthy with the next highest regions being the Lower Colorado (23%), Pacific Northwest (22%), South Atlantic-Gulf (21%), and California (17%)."<ref name="U.S DOE: Water Energy Resources of the United States with Emphasis on Low Head/Low Power Resources">http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf (4.4 pg. 33)</ref>
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-| [[File:Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|300px|thumb|Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
+| [[File:Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
-| [[File:Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|300px|thumb|Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
+| [[File:Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
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-| [[File:Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png|left|492px|Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png|alt=Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png]]<br/>
+| colspan="2" | [[File:Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png|thumb|left|492pxpx|Developed power potential by hydrologic region|alt=Developed power potential by hydrologic region.png]]<br/>
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-<br/>Developed power potential by hydrologic region.
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-| [[File:Summary of results of water energy resource assessment of the United States.png|570px|RTENOTITLE]]<br/>
+| colspan="2" | [[File:Summary of results of water energy resource assessment of the United States.png|thumb|left|570pxpx|Summary of results of water energy recourse assessment of the United States]]<br/>
-| Summary of results of water energy recourse assesment of the United States
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-| [[File:Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png|left|300px|Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png|alt=Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png]]<br/>
+| style="width: 50%;" | [[File:Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png|thumb|left|300pxpx|Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by size.|alt=Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by sizes.png]]
+| style="width: 50%;" | [[File:Total number of hydroelectric plants in the united states.png|thumb|left|300px|Total number of hydroelectric plants in the united states]]
-Total capacity of hydroelectric plants in the united states by size.
+|}
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 |}
-<br/>
-<div>"The Alaska Region contains the largest total potential with its slightly less than 90,000 MW of potential, which is approximately 30% of the total power potential of the United States. The Pacific Northwest Region has the second highest amount of total potential with slightly more than 76,000 MW of potential. Together these two regions contain over half (55%) of the U.S. power potential. From the perspective of the largest percentage of total power potential that has been developed, the Great Lakes Region (66%) and the Tennessee Region (37%) are particularly noteworthy with the next highest regions being the Lower Colorado (23%), Pacific Northwest (22%), South Atlantic-Gulf (21%), and California (17%)."<ref name="U.S DOE: Water Energy Resources of the United States with Emphasis on Low Head/Low Power Resources">http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf (4.4 pg. 33)</ref></div><div><br/></div><div><br/>
+"The Alaska Region contains the largest total potential with its slightly less than 90,000 MW of potential, which is approximately 30% of the total power potential of the United States. The Pacific Northwest Region has the second highest amount of total potential with slightly more than 76,000 MW of potential. Together these two regions contain over half (55%) of the U.S. power potential. From the perspective of the largest percentage of total power potential that has been developed, the Great Lakes Region (66%) and the Tennessee Region (37%) are particularly noteworthy with the next highest regions being the Lower Colorado (23%), Pacific Northwest (22%), South Atlantic-Gulf (21%), and California (17%)."<ref name="U.S DOE: Water Energy Resources of the United States with Emphasis on Low Head/Low Power Resources">http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf (4.4 pg. 33)</ref>
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-| [[File:Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|left|300px|Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|alt=Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
+| [[File:Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|300px|thumb|Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
-| Low-head-low power water energy sites in Alaska
+| [[File:Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|300px|thumb|Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska|alt=Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
-|-
-| [[File:Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|left|300px|Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png|alt=Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska.png]]
-| Existing hydroelectric plants and high head-low power water energy sites in Alaska<br/>
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 === Hydropower ===
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+[[File:Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png|none|300px|Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png|alt=Low head-low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.png]]<br/>
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 Existing hydroelectric plants and high head/low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States.<ref>http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf (pg. 47)</ref>
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 Low head/low power water energy sites in the conterminous United States<ref>http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf (pg. 29)</ref><br/>
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 '''[http://energy.gov/maps/us-hydropower-potential-existing-non-powered-dams Interactive map of existing hydropower sites]'''
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 === Solar Power<br/> ===

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-[[File:Installed wind capacity anime.gif|left|561px|Installed wind capacity anime.gif|alt=Installed wind capacity anime.gif]]
+[[File:Installed wind capacity anime.gif|left|561px|thumb|Progressive installed capacity animation|alt=Installed wind capacity anime.gif]]
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 = References<br/> =

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