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US energy for the rest of the century. 1982

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OSTI ID:6540007
The Commerce Department's latest report predicts that US energy consumption will rise from 74.4 quadrillion Btu in 1981 to 89.6 quads by 2000, which is 7% lower than the 96.7 quads projected in last year's report and 23% below the 1976 forecast's figure of 116 quads. The decline is due entirely to the lower electricity demand expected in 2000 and is tied in with a dramatic drop in estimated future nuclear plant capacity. Gas consumption will drop 18% to 17.8 trillion CF in 2000 - 12.8 TCF of it produced domestically, 4.0 TCF imported, and 1.0 TCF derived from coal. The report also analyzes current energy consumption by end use; residential consumption represents $83.0 billion of the total $419.2 billion/yr (including direct taxes) spent by energy end users, while the commercial sector accounts for $59.1 billion, industrial $97.7 billion, and transportation $179.4 billion. The report suggests that liquid fuel usage for transportation will suffer the greatest supply strain, eventually requiring a doubling of current automobile mileage standards and the conversion of 10% of US vehicles to alternative fuels.
OSTI ID:
6540007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010500 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Products & By-Products
015000 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
02 PETROLEUM
020700 -- Petroleum-- Economics
Industrial
& Business Aspects
03 NATURAL GAS
030600 -- Natural Gas-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
292000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Supply
Demand & Forecasting
294000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Fossil Fuels
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COAL GAS
COMMERCIAL SECTOR
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
IMPORTS
INDUSTRY
LIQUID FUELS
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR POWER
POWER
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
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