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United
States Electrical Energy Usage
According to U.S.
Department of Energy, the United States generated 3,800 billion kilowatt
hours of electricity from coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric and
other sources. The table shows the distribution of energy sources compared
with antimatter energy.
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2000 U.S. Net Generation by Energy Source
(Billion Kilowatt-hours) |
| Energy Source |
Quantities |
Waste |
Net
Generation |
Antimatter
(Kilograms) |
| Coala |
900 million
Metric Tons |
2,360 Million
Metric Tons |
1,968 |
44.9 |
| Oilb |
173 million
Barrels |
85 Million
Metric Tons |
109 |
2.5 |
| Natural Gasc |
6.3 trillion
Cubic Feet |
340 Million
Metric Tons |
612 |
14.0 |
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Subtotal |
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2,785
Million
Metric Tons |
2,689 |
61.4 |
| Hydroelectric |
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273 |
6.2 |
| Nuclear |
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754 |
17.2 |
| Otherd |
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84 |
1.9 |
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Total |
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3,800 |
86.7 |
aIncludes
coal, anthracite, culm, coke breeze, fine coal, waste coal, bituminous
gob, and lignite waste.
bIncludes petroleum, petroleum coke, diesel, kerosene,
liquid butane, liquid propane, oil waste, and tar oil.
cIncludes natural gas, waste heat, waste gas, butane,
methane, propane, and other gas.
dIncludes: utilities -- geothermal, biomass
(wood, wood waste, peat, wood liquors, railroad ties, pitch, wood sludge,
municipal solid waste, agricultural byproducts, straw, tires, landfill
gases, and fish oils), wind, solar, and photovoltaic; nonutilities
-- geothermal, wind, solar (photovoltaic/thermal), multifuel, biomass
(wood, wood waste, peat, wood liquors, railroad ties, pitch, wood sludge,
municipal solid waste, agricultural byproducts, straw, tires, landfill
gases, fish oils), hydrogen, sulfur, batteries, chemicals, and purchased
steam.
Notes: • Utility data are final; nonutility values for 1999 are
final and for 2000 are preliminary. • Totals may not equal sum of
components because of independent rounding.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-759,
"Monthly Power Plant Report," Form EIA-900, "Monthly
Nonutility Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-860B, "Annual
Electric Generator Report - Nonutility." |
As an alternative to burning coal, oil, and
natural gas to generate 2,689 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, 61.4
kilograms of antimatter could be used. With next 10 to 20 years,
antimatter energy will become economical; and the chemicals will be used to make
products to bring every country into the 21st century.
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