U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics

Behrens, Carl E. ; Glover, Carol

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Energy;    Energy policy;    Energy consumption;    Energy supplies;   

RP-ID  :  R40187
RP-ID  :  R40187_2012Apr11

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Energy supplies and prices are major economic factors in the United States, and energy markets are volatile and unpredictable. Thus, energy policy has been a recurring issue for Congress since the first major crisis in the 1970s. As an aid in policy making, this report presents a current and historical view of the supply and consumption of various forms of energy.