u.s power

 Fossil fuels account for 79% of US energy consumption. The share of energy consumption from nuclear and renewable sources has doubled since 1980 to 21% in 2020. 

Forty-two percent of US renewable and nuclear energy consumption is from nuclear sources, followed by 23% from biomass like wood and biofuels. In 2018, the US ranked fifth among the world’s 10 largest economies for its proportion of energy consumption coming from renewable and nuclear energy. In 2018, 51.6% of Washington's energy consumption was from renewable and nuclear, the highest nationwide. New Hampshire was second, with 51.5%. The US emitted 5.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018, making up 15% of the world’s emissions. Transportation is the largest source of US emissions, surpassing electricity generation in 2017. The US emitted 16.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide per person in 2018, ranking 3rd among the world’s top 15 gross emitters. Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were 11% lower in 2020 than 2019, partly due to pandemic travel restrictions. The average American generated 4.9 lbs of solid trash (food waste, paper, etc.) daily in 2018, up from 3.7 lbs per day in 1980.