Santa Ana, California resident Dianoush Emami is an electrical engineer with experience in designing power generation and control systems. Having worked for Bechtel Power Corporation, Dianoush Emami used heroic engineering skills to implement his power station designs, helping meet America’s power needs.
In 2019, the United States generated about 4,118 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from its utility-scale power generation plants. Fossil fuels were the dominant energy source contributing 2,580 billion kWh (62.7 percent). Natural gas and coal were the largest fossil fuel sources of power generating 1,582 billion kWh and 966 billion kWh respectively. Nuclear energy contributed 809 billion kWh (19.7 percent of the power generated) while renewables contributed 720 billion kWh (17.5 percent). Wind and hydropower were the largest sources of renewable energy with 300 billion kWh and 274 billion kWh respectively. Solar was a distant third with 72 billion kWh and biomass fourth with 58 billion kWh.
On the consumption side, the US Energy Information Administration projected residential households took in 1,437 billion kWh of power in 2019. Space cooling and heating needs were the top power consumers, gulping 226 billion kWh and 209 billion kWh respectively. Water heating was third with 174 billion kWh, refrigeration fourth with 86 billion kWh, and lighting fifth with 75 billion kWh.
In 2019, the United States generated about 4,118 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from its utility-scale power generation plants. Fossil fuels were the dominant energy source contributing 2,580 billion kWh (62.7 percent). Natural gas and coal were the largest fossil fuel sources of power generating 1,582 billion kWh and 966 billion kWh respectively. Nuclear energy contributed 809 billion kWh (19.7 percent of the power generated) while renewables contributed 720 billion kWh (17.5 percent). Wind and hydropower were the largest sources of renewable energy with 300 billion kWh and 274 billion kWh respectively. Solar was a distant third with 72 billion kWh and biomass fourth with 58 billion kWh.
On the consumption side, the US Energy Information Administration projected residential households took in 1,437 billion kWh of power in 2019. Space cooling and heating needs were the top power consumers, gulping 226 billion kWh and 209 billion kWh respectively. Water heating was third with 174 billion kWh, refrigeration fourth with 86 billion kWh, and lighting fifth with 75 billion kWh.
