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<br /> <br />GO 11 ~ <br />How Will the Nation 100 Quadrillion 8tu's <br />Meet Its Growing <br />Energy Demands 90 [=:J Hydro <br />by 1985? "Nuclear <br /> 80 c:::::J Coal <br /> 10 t::l OU <br /> "Gas <br /> 80 <br /> 50 <br /> 40 <br /> 30 <br /> 20 <br /> 10 <br /> 0 <br /> 1974 1985 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. Total domestic supply is forecast to Increase by 40 percent <br />between now and 1985. with all major fuels playing a large role: <br />-Coal production could increase to over one billion tons. from <br />current levels of 640 million Ions. <br />-Oil production could reach 13.9 MMB/D {including natural gas <br />liquids}, If Outer Continental Shelf leasing is strongly pursued <br />and market prices prevail. <br />-Natural gas production CQuld reach 22.3 trillion cubic feet <br />(Tet) if new gas prices are deregulated, but could be 17.9 Tel <br />under current regulations. <br />-Although nuclear power has experienced significant delays. <br />it could grow from current levels of 8_6 percent to about 26 <br />percent of electricity generation. <br />-Emerging technologies such as the conversion of coal into <br />oil or gas, solar, and geothermal energy, will be important in <br />the post-1985 period. but will not produce much energy in the <br />next ten years. <br /> <br />. Each of these supply increases, while technically and eco- <br />nomically feasible, requires significant growth of the energy pro- <br />ducing sectors and will not be forthCOming unless pricing and <br />government regulatory policies encourage it. Institutional barriers <br />and policy uncertainty will also delay development. <br /> <br />. If one or more domesllC energy sources do not achieve <br />these projected levels, imports will make up the shortage be- <br />cause other domestic fuel sources could not compensale lor <br />the Joss. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />