US energy flow in 1979

Technical Report · Tue Jul 22 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5082049

Ramsey, W J

An energy flow diagram for the US for 1979 is presented. Some significant differences between 1978 and 1979 are: total energy use increased 0.8%; energy imports decreased to 16.7 quads, 3.5% below 1978; natural gas remained more or less constant; coal use increased 11.3%; delivered nuclear power decreased by 7.7% due to the TMI incident and its consequences; and a trend toward electrification continued with distributed electrical energy increasing by 1.9%. While both energy use and gross national product increased, the energy per GNP ratio declined, continuing a trend started in 1971. The lower this ratio is, the more efficiently energy is used in the economy. This ratio now stands at 55.0 thousand Btu per 1972 dollar, down 1.6% from 1978.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5082049
• Report Number(s): UCID-18769
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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