how+we+use+energy

How We Use Energy
The United States is a highly developed and industrialized society. We use a lot of energy in our homes, in businesses, in industry, and for personal travel and transporting goods. There are four major sectors that consume energy at the point of end use.
 * The [|industrial sector] includes facilities and equipment used for manufacturing, agriculture, mining, and construction.


 * The [|transportation sector] comprises vehicles that transport people or goods, such as: cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, trains, subways, aircraft, boats, barges, and even hot air balloons.


 * The [|residential sector] consists of homes and apartments.


 * The [|commercial sector] includes buildings such as offices, malls, stores, schools, hospitals, hotels, warehouses, restaurants, places of worship, and more.

Each end-use sector consumes electricity produced by the [|electric power sector].main source-fossil fuels