The energy policy of the United States is determined by federal, state, and local entities. Federal Energy policy is principally led by the U.S. Department of Energy. Energy policy intersects closely
Hoover Dam
Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State.
An offshore oil platform
The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is an 845 megawatt (MW) wind farm in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Energy in the United States
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Energy in the United States is obtained from a variety of sources, although the majority came from fossil fuels in 2025: 37% of the nation's energy originated from petroleum, 36% from natural gas, and
Energy policy of the United States
…single-shot solutions that ignore market and technology realities. Americans constitute less than 5% of the world's population but consume 26% of the world's energy to produce 26% of the world's industrial output. Technologies such as fracking and horizontal drilling allowed the United States to become the world's…
Cherenkov radiation
An ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa
Wood burner in Scotia, California
McGinness Hills in Nevada