[DOC] [TLE] What is U.S. electricity generation by energy source? - FAQ - U.S. ... [PAR] Apr 1, 2016 ... Major energy sources and percent share of total U.S. electricity generation in 
2015:1. Coal = 33%; Natural gas = 33%; Nuclear = 20%; Hydropower = 6% ... 
How much of world energy consumption and production is from... [DOC] [TLE] Electricity in the United States - Energy Explained, Your Guide To ... [PAR] Most of the electricity in the United States is produced using steam turbines ... In 
addition to being burned to heat water for steam, natural gas can also be burned 
to ... Nuclear power was used to generate nearly 20% of all U.S. electricity in 
2015. ... Generation is the amount of electricity produced over a period of time. [DOC] [TLE] Electricity - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) [PAR] Exploration and reserves, storage, imports and exports, production, prices, sales. 
... Over past decade, Mountain region states have used less coal for electricity ... 
The United Kingdom's use of natural gas for power generation exceeds the ... 
District of Columbia raises renewable portfolio standard target to 50% by 2032. [DOC] [TLE] Coal power in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] Coal power in the United States accounted for 39% of the country's electricity 
production in ... The decline has been linked to the increased availability of 
natural gas and ... Coal's share of electricity generation dropped to just over 36%. 
.... the total U.S. mercury pollution due to coal combustion to 46% of the U.S. man
-made... [DOC] [TLE] Mapping how the United States generates its electricity ... [PAR] Jul 31, 2015 ... Coal and natural gas are the most common sources for electricity, but coal ... 50 
500 2000 5000 MW .... vast supplies of natural gas from shale deposits all over 
the country. .... But wind power produces more jobs on a per MWh basis than 
does ..... Face it - burning fossil fuels is inefficient and unnecessary. [DOC] [TLE] Coal generates 44% of our electricity, and is the single biggest air ... [PAR] Air pollution: Burning coal causes smog, soot, acid rain, global warming, and 
toxic air ... Fuel supply: Mining, transporting, and storing coal levels mountains 
and ... there are 572 operational coal plants in the U.S. with an average capacity 
of ... Coal pollutes when it is mined, transported to the power plant, stored, and 
burned. [DOC] [TLE] Electrical Power Generation from Hydrogen Fuels - Electropaedia [PAR] It doesn't use fossil fuels and it doesn't produce greenhouse gases and so it 
should be the ... Fuel cells are an expensive way of providing electrical energy. 
..... The Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) formed by the US .... the 
process inefficiencies, it takes over 50 kWh of electricity to generate 1 Kg of 
Hydrogen. [DOC] [TLE] Comparing Hydro to Other Energy Sources [PAR] Today, about 70% of U.S. electricity is produced from fossil fuels (about 50% from 
coal, ... total amount of electricity generated in the Untied States over the course 
of a year. ... solar energy, most power plants generate electricity by burning fuel. [DOC] [TLE] Powering A Generation: Generating Electricity [PAR] Different generating plants harness different energy sources to make electric 
power ... Burning these fuels produces sulfur-dioxide and nitric-oxide air-pollution 
... Coal and natural gas are currently cheap in the US, and are being used more 
often ... By reusing steam, thermal-efficiency at cogeneration plants can exceed 
50%... [DOC] [TLE] Electrical Uses NaturalGas.org [PAR] Sep 20, 2013 ... While coal is the cheapest fossil fuel for generating electricity, it is also the ... 
been one of the most polluting industries in the United States. ... where fossil 
fuels are burned in a boiler to heat water and produce steam that ... Many of the 
new natural gas fired power plants are known as 'combined-cycle' units. [DOC] [TLE] What You Need to Know About Energy | The National Academies ... [PAR] American society, with a standard of living unprecedented in human history, can 
... ENERGY. Introduction.

Question: Over 50% of the electric power generated in the U.S. is produced by the burning of this fuel
Answer: coal