Why Energy Conservation is important

Due to limited amount of nonrenewable energy sources on Earth, it is important to conserve our current supply or use renewable sources in order for our natural resources to be available for future generations.

Electricity is generated from both renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.

Renewable energy sources:  Constantly renewed or restored and include wind (wind power), water (hydropower), sun (solar), vegetation (biomass), and internal heat of the earth (geothermal).  About 9.0 percent of electricity in the U.S. is generated from renewable sources.
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Nonrenewable energy sources:  Natural resources that cannot be replenished (fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal).  About 71.5 percent of electricity in the U.S. is generated from nonrenewable sources.  In addition to renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, about 19.5 percent of electric power in the
U.S. is generated by nuclear power plants.  However, operating such plants poses significant nuclear waste disposal problems; consequently, there are no current plans to build more. Most electricity in the United 2 States is generated by burning nonrenewable fossil fuels and there is a limited amount of these energy sources.