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The total estimated [[energy]] consumption in the USA in 2016 was 97.3 quadrillion BTU (quads).<ref>https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/</ref>
The total estimated [[energy]] (not just electricity) consumption in the USA in 2016 was 97.3 quadrillion BTU (quads).<ref>https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/</ref>


Note that 68.2% of the energy generated is lost as heat or in transmission. A similar figure (66.4%) applies to [[Energy|electricity]] generation alone, which remains dominated by thermal production (natural gas, coal, and nuclear), in which only around one-third of the energy contained in the source is converted to [[Energy|electrical energy]].
Note that 68.2% of the energy generated is lost as heat or in transmission. A similar figure (66.4%) applies to [[Energy|electricity]] generation alone, which remains dominated by thermal production (natural gas, coal, and nuclear), in which only around one-third of the energy contained in the source is converted to [[Energy|electrical energy]].