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The Belchatow coal power plant in Poland, with two tall striped chimneys and steaming cooling towers

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Carbon emissions by country, with China well ahead of the US and India

China emitted 12.3 billion tonnes of fossil carbon dioxide in 2024, out of a world total of 38.6 billion tonnes, according to…
Nesjavellir geothermal power station in Iceland with steam rising from its plant buildings

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How geothermal energy works, and why EGS is finally taking off

A geothermal power plant makes electricity by pulling heat out of the ground and using it to spin a turbine, the same basic principle behind a coal or gas plant, minus the fuel and the smokestack.
Large piles of wood chips at an outdoor yard under a cloudy sky

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What biomass is and how much energy it supplies

Biomass is plant and animal material that people burn or turn into fuel, and it supplied about 5% of US energy in…
Aerial view of Plant Scherer, a coal-fired power plant in Georgia, with steam rising from its cooling towers

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Burning fossil fuels mainly causes climate change

Burning fossil fuels and other human activity cause climate change, and the Indicators of Global Climate Change 2025 update puts the human-induced…
A black Chevrolet Bolt EV, a battery electric hatchback, parked in a lot

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Electric cars in the US by the numbers

The US sold about 1.5 million plug-in electric cars in 2025, slightly fewer than in 2024. By the end of that year,…
A utility lineworker repairing a power line from the top of a pole

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How long do power outages last? US outage statistics (2026)

The average US customer went without power for 11 hours in 2024 with major events and about two hours without, according to…
An oil pump jack at a well site

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US oil production by year (2025 data)

The US produced a record 13.66 million barrels of crude oil a day in 2025, the highest annual figure in EIA's series,…
An electric car plugged into a Level 2 charger at home

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How much does it cost to charge an electric car? About $4.50 to $7.30 per 100 miles at home

A 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV costs about $5.65 per 100 miles to charge at home, using the US residential average of 18.19…
A thick coal seam exposed in the wall of a surface coal mine, with a truck at its base for scale

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How is coal formed? From swamp plants buried and heated over millions of years

Coal forms when swamp plants are buried and heated for millions of years, and most coals are between 60 million and 300…
A smart electricity meter on the side of a house showing its kWh reading

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How many kWh does a house use in the US, and what it depends on

The average US home used 10,359 kWh of electricity in 2024, or 863 kWh a month, by EIA's count of what utilities…