The total energy supply for the United States in the year 2016, as shown in Figure 9.2, was 111.26 × 10¹⁵ Btu.

Figure 9.2

(a) What percentage of that energy was obtained from imports? 

(b) What percentage was used to generate electricity?

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Coal 14.58/ NGL 4.74 Natural gas 27.41 Crude oil 18.58 Fossil fuels 65.31 Nuclear electric power 8.42 Renewable energy 10.14 Petroleum imports 21.72 Other imports 3.70 Domestic production 83.88 Imports 25.42 Stock change and other 1.96 Exports 13.86 Supply 111.26 Coal 14.22 Natural gas 28.43 Petroleum 35.94 Fossil fuels 78.57 Petroleum exports 9.86 Other exports 4.00 Nuclear electric power 8.42 Renewable energy 10.16 Consumption 97.39 Residential 20.41 Commercial 18.21 Industrial 30.84 Transportation 27.93