Meeting Tomorrow's Energy Demand

摘要

Our economy and standard of living depend on an adequate, steady supply of energy. However, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects steady growth in electric energy consumption through 2030 in its Annual Energy Outlook 2007. EIA-forecasts total electric energy use in the United States will increase at an average annual rate of 1.5 percent per year over the next 24 years—a total of about 43 percent by 2030.