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| | + | |CES Country Coordinates=38.8833° N, 77.0167° W |
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | Washington D.C<br/>38°53'N 77°01'W
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | Federal presidential constitutional republic
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | Barack Obama
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" colspan="3" | '''Total Area ''''''<span style="line-height: 21px;">( </span>km²<span style="line-height: 21px;">)</span>'''
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | 9,826,675 <ref>"United States". The World Factbook. CIA. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-05 (area given in square kilometers)</ref>
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" colspan="3" | '''Population'''
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | 313,206,000 (2012)<ref>U.S. POPClock Projection". U.S. Census Bureau. Figure updated automatically.</ref>
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | 55,700,625 (2011)<ref>http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/rural-population-percent-of-total-population-wb-data.html</ref>
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | $15.065 trillion (2011)<ref>United States". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-09.</ref>
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | $48,147 (2011)<ref>United States". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-10-09.</ref>
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | United States Dollar $ USD
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | 4,253.3 TWh/year (2009)<ref>http://www.energy.eu/stats/energy-electricity-production.html</ref>
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | 43,635 MW (2011)<ref>http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_installed_capacity.asp</ref>
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| − | | style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241);" | 3,954 MW (2011)<ref>http://www.seia.org/galleries/pdf/SMI-YIR-2011-ES.pdf</ref>
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| − | = Overview<br/> =
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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> | | 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> |
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| | *[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/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/> | | *[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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| | == Renewable Energy Sources<br/> == | | == Renewable Energy Sources<br/> == |
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| | === Hydropower === | | === Hydropower === |
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| | + | [[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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| | 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> | | 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/> | | 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]''' | | '''[http://energy.gov/maps/us-hydropower-potential-existing-non-powered-dams Interactive map of existing hydropower sites]''' |
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| | + | "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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| − | <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/>
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| | === Solar Power<br/> === | | === Solar Power<br/> === |
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| | === Biomass === | | === Biomass === |
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| | === Wind Power === | | === Wind Power === |
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| | = References<br/> = | | = References<br/> = |
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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.[1]
"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%)."[4]
