what is the most widely used source of energy
Hydropower. Hydropower is the most widely-used renewable power source, with the global hydroelectric installed capacity exceeding 1,000GW, accounting for over 16% of the world's net electricity production and more than 65% of the global power generation capacity from renewable sources.
Oil is Americaâs largest source of energy, accounting for forty percent of Americaâs energy consumption. According to Energy Information Administration data, the U.S. produces about forty percent of the oil it uses. An overwhelming proportion of U.S. crude oil is refined in one of four states: Texas (twenty-two percent), Louisiana (twenty percent), Alaska (twenty percent), and California (eighteen percent).