Feb. 11, 2013: Efficiency, Natural Gas, Renewables Are Transforming U.S. Energy
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON — The United States is consuming energy considerably more efficiently and with lower emissions than just five years ago thanks to a number of modern technologies that are changing decades-old patterns, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.
The Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook portrays a dynamic and rapidly changing U.S. energy landscape. Natural gas and renewables have gained market share largely at the expense of conventional resources. Energy efficiency is also making a major impact, and as a result energy demand has fallen steeply.