U.S Domestic Energy Production, by Source, 2012 Allfigures in quadrillion Btu 30
Though many Americans apparently don’t realize it, the U.S. is producing considerably more of its own energy. Last year the U.S. generated a record 79.1 quadrillion Btu (British thermal units) domestically, nearly 14% more energy than in 2005, largely due to increased production of oil and natural gas.
Beginning in 2011, natural gas supplanted coal as the nation’s single-biggest source of domestically produced energy, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the first half of this year, 11.95 trillion cubic feet of “dry” (or consumer-grade) natural gas were produced, slightly above the same period last year and 7.9% more than in the first six months of 2011.
U.S Domestic Energy Production, by Source, 2012  | Allfigures in quadrillion Btu  | FOSSIL FUELS  | RENEWA BLES  | NUCL LEAR  | 30  | 24.6  | 20.6  | 20  | 13.8  | 10  | 8.1  | 3.2  | 2.7  | 14  | Oil  | Solar**  | Natural Coal  | NGPL*  | Biomass electric Hydro  | Wind  | Geo  | Nuclear  | Gas  | electric Hydro  | thermal  | Natural gas plant liquids  | Photovoltaic and Energy thermal  | Source: Monthly Energy Review, Se ptember 2013, U.S Energy Information Administration  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 