http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/index.cfm Extra credit (8 points-all

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Extra credit (8 points-all parts must be completed for credit): As noted in the textbook, the greenhouse effect caused by the IR absorption of CO_2 has important implications for our use of fossil fuel. Using the DOE data available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/overview.html determine what fraction of our energy supply current comes from fossil fuels calculate what the average power consumption (in TW) was for the entire US during the most recent year available

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a) About 68% of the electricity generated was from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum) during 2014.

b) 324,444.96664 thousand megawatthours.

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