Millions of Americans use utilities every single day of the year, which is why energy conservation is such a popular subject amongst those who pay said utility bills. The crazy part is that only about 10% of the United States total energy consumption in 2015 comes from renewable energy sources, or about 9.7 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu).To elaborate, the amount of zeros in one quadrillion is 15. That is 9,700,000,000,000,000 BTU created from renewable energy. Over half of all renewable energy produced in the U.S. is done so for electricity. A full 13% of total U.S. electricity generation production comes from renewable energy as of 2015.Bank On Energy ExpensesOver 150 years ago, wood supplied almost the entirety of the nation's energy needs. Almost 90% of the total energy requirements…
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