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in 2019 fossil fuels<\/strong> supplied 83.3%<\/strong> of our energy in the U.S.; nuclear power supplied<\/strong> another 8.0%.<\/strong> Renewables<\/strong>, including hydropower<\/strong>, just 8.7%<\/strong>.<\/p>\nEven though renewables are expanding rapidly, the percentage of energy<\/strong> we get from fossil fuels<\/strong> hasn\u2019t changed that much over the years. After declining a bit a decade ago due to high prices, oil consumption<\/strong> in the U.S. has once again been on the rise (excepting last year\u2019s pandemic-related collapse).<\/p>\n The U.S. has seen a drastic decline in coal consumption<\/strong> over the past decade (but global coal consumption has risen) as it has been displaced in the power sector<\/strong> by natural gas primarily<\/strong>, as well as renewables. As a result, natural gas consumption<\/strong> has increased by nearly 40%<\/strong> over the past decade in the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, most people still rely on the local service station<\/strong> for fuel for their cars<\/strong>, and they rely on their local utility to power their homes<\/strong> and businesses<\/strong>. There are occasional exceptions, but generally when we need energy<\/strong> we can count on it. Fossil fuels<\/strong>, despite their negative environmental<\/strong> aspects, are reliable<\/strong> and available<\/strong> at large scale.<\/strong><\/p>\n