Talk:Energy in the United States

message: Basically, this is one chart that combines energy sources (broken down by uses) and uses (broken down by sources).  The problem is that they are put side by side so that reading across a row makes you think that the source columns are related to the use columns.  Seems that this should be two charts.  Just splitting it up on horizontally (2 columns each) would make it more obvious what one is looking at. Cellmaker (talk) 21:56, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I have split the table per request. The electricity section at the bottom also now indicates losses. And the consumption percentages were all changed to account for share of losses. Wizmut (talk) 21:42, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  U.S. primary energy consumption by source and sector (2021) chart is confusing 

message: I have done what I can in the Electricity section to remove the year-over-year comparisons, itemization of customer numbers, percentages and two different metric units, as well as chart and table details that offer little interest. I have begun adding sentences about recent trends, maps showing regional differences, and up to date time-series charts. Some of the figures I added were merely to update existing ones; they could still be removed if there are too many of them.
There are still two large tables at the bottom of the page that I believe have been summarized in one time-series chart and one map, respectively. If someone thinks the actual numbers must be visible rather than the overall trends, then surely they can go into list articles of their own. I will likely remove them soon if nobody objects. Wizmut (talk) 06:37, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing excessive detail 

message: @Animaljammer23 thank you for your attention to this article. I have some comments.
I am curious what size screen you are viewing the 'Summary' section on, and what makes it look confusing. I understand it's a busy section but it has a logic to it once you read the column headers. If the tables are getting distorted I can try to adjust the templates used.
I also like the pictures you found but have some comments:
* Houses are about two-thirds of residences and use an above-average amount of energy, so a picture of a detached house is appropriate for the 'Consumption' section. If you believe there's only room for so many pictures, the house might take priority over the office. A car would also be appropriate, they are big consumers.
* Cooling towers are present on non-nuclear plants, and all other energy sources have an image of the generator themselves.
* Captions normally clarify what is in the picture, rather than repeating nearby text.
Wizmut (talk) 00:08, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your comments. Feel free to add the house image back if you wish! Animaljammer23 (talk) 09:33, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Regarding the format under summary, have you tried moving the tables? Perhaps line them up elsewhere in the text and go into more detail in text explaining the summary. The tables looks quite messy right now and a bit sqashed together. Animaljammer23 (talk) 09:43, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The tables could be distributed but then they wouldn't be as comparable. I'll try to make it easier to look at, but overall the tables exist as a companion to the flow diagram and they help each other make sense. Wizmut (talk) 17:05, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Summary section