Question

1. What % of the nation's energy is used by the Industrial Sector?

Answer 1

Answer:

Petroleum:92 Percent

Natural Gas:3 Percent

Renewable energy:5 Percent

Explanation:

US primary energy consumption by source and sector (2017)[17]

Supply sources Percent of source Demand sectors Percent of sector

Petroleum

36.2% 72% Transportation

23% Industrial

5% Residential and commercial

1% Electric power Transportation

28.1% 92% Petroleum

3% Natural gas

5% Renewable energy

Natural gas

28.0% 3% Transportation

35% Industrial

28% Residential and commercial

34% Electric power Industrial

21.9% 38% Petroleum

45% Natural gas

5% Coal

12% Renewable energy

Coal

13.9% 9% Industrial

<1% Residential and commercial

91% Electric power Residential and commercial

10.4% 16% Petroleum

76% Natural gas

<1% Coal

8% Renewable energy

Renewable energy

11.0% 13% Transportation

23% Industrial

7% Residential and commercial

57% Electric power Electric power

37.2% 1% Petroleum

26% Natural gas

34% Coal

17% Renewable energy

23% Nuclear electric power

Nuclear electric power

8.4% 100% Electric power