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Fossil fuels continue to dominate US energy consumption

DESPITE renewables outpacing over coal in electricity generation in April this year, the US Energy Information Administration has predicted petroleum, gas and coal will continue to dominate overall energy consumption.

Mark Tilly

Fossil fuels dominate US but trend slowing

According to its Monthly Energy Review, at least 80% of the US's energy consumption has been made up of fossil fuels, which reached a record high in 2018. The increase in fossil fuel consumption...

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