Coal and oil are second and third, but natural gas is the fastest growing energy source. You go back 50 years ago, we got 83% of our energy from hydrocarbons. Today we get 83% of our energy from hydrocarbons. But over that 50 years, oil's grown a little over 1% compound annual growth rate. It's the most flexible, but the most expensive. Coal's grown 2% compound annual growth rate. (20:21–20:25)
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Asserts that the percentage of energy from hydrocarbons has remained constant at 83% over 50 years.
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