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Future trends in energy supply
L.G. Hauser
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Abstract
Energy forecasts indicate a continuing growth rate in the consumption of energy in the USA economy. The energy source that is available domestically in the period 1974--2000 is graphically shown and indicates with proper planning that imported energy could be avoided. The resource base is identified as the quantity of energy that can be produced over a given period of time, rather than expressed as total resource base in the ground. The resources studied included coal, natural gas, petroleum, and uranium ores. Such actions as nuclear power plant moratoriums, banning space-heating electricity, the strip mining of coal, and delaying tactics in construction of new generating plants are the policies that precipitate a crisis. By utilizing present technology, about 70% of the present energy demands could be met by the use of electricity, thus reducing dependence on natural gas and oil. (MCW)