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What energy source produced more than 50 percent of the U.S. electricity in 2001?
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Coal
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Is electricity a clean source of energy?
The term clean source of energy refers to only primary energy sources as wind or solar energy. Electricity, by definition, is not a primary energy source. It is a secondary energy source that is could be produced by a clean energy source as wind or any renewable primary energy source or produced by fossil energy source as oil, natural gas, or coal.
What type of energy source is electricity?
Electricity is a secondary energy source which means it is produced from primary energy sources such as oil, gas, nuclear energy, wind, coal, solar, etc. It may be called an energy carrier.
Does hydroelectric energy need special processing?
Electricity is electricity and is handled in the same manner no matter what source produced it.
Why nuclear energy considered to be an important energy source?
It provides about 19 percent of US electricity and about 16 percent world-wide
What energy source produced more than 50What do you call all of the fossils that have ever existed in earths history percent of the us electricity in 2001?
The energy source you mean must be coal, but you seem to have two questions mixed together
What is the main source of energy for the production of electricity in the US?
Coal - about 50 percent of total
What is the principal source of energy?
For electricity it is still coal, at about 50 percent. For transport it is oil.
What percentage of Italy's total electricity consumption is from a geothermal energy source?
possibly six percent
Is electricity a source of energy?
noelectricity is a source of energy
What energy source does not require waste disposal?
Energy produced by wind turbines does not require any waste disposal. 9.8 percent of the energy consumed in the state of Michigan is produced from wind turbines.
How is electrcity produced by machine?
No, because electricity is a secondary energy source, so it's produced by primary energy sources like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power, and other natural energy sources.
Why the sun is our primary source of energy?
The Sun isn't our primary source of energy. The world still relies on burning fossil fuels as a main source of energy. Solar power only provides one percent of the world's electricity production.
