1) 34% of electricity — Coal, but it's declining fast
2) 30% of electricity - Natural gas, has surged
3) 20% of electricity - Nuclear power, has stagnated
4) 7% of electricity - Hydropower, the biggest renewable source
5) Wind power, surging in the Midwest and Great Plains
6) Solar, is also growing fast, though it's still pretty tiny
7) Transmission lines - All those power plants require a lot of
8) Coal mining - has shifted from Appalachia to out West
9) 62% of the oil - is produced in the USA
10) Refineries - But that oil first has to make it to refineries to be useful
11) Shale boom is upending the US energy landscape
08-01-2015 Source: USA Energy Maps
2) 30% of electricity - Natural gas, has surged
3) 20% of electricity - Nuclear power, has stagnated
4) 7% of electricity - Hydropower, the biggest renewable source
5) Wind power, surging in the Midwest and Great Plains
6) Solar, is also growing fast, though it's still pretty tiny
7) Transmission lines - All those power plants require a lot of
8) Coal mining - has shifted from Appalachia to out West
9) 62% of the oil - is produced in the USA
10) Refineries - But that oil first has to make it to refineries to be useful
11) Shale boom is upending the US energy landscape
08-01-2015 Source: USA Energy Maps