This is a presentation entitled "Peak Oil: Implications for U.S. Economic and National Security" given by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett during an MIT Alumni Luncheon on Sept 10, 2009.
Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
Appliances account for roughly 65% of electricity consumption in the average American household (2001), with refrigerators and lighting making up the largest categories. (Source: EIA)
The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
