The energy outlook for the United States

In addition to reporting on prevailing trends in U.S. energy production and consumption, this article makes a number of statements concerning the outlook for the future. For example, the growth of underground distribution and control over the sulfur content of fuels and stack emissions may possibly halt or reverse the long-term downtrend in the cost of electricity. Although nuclear power is beginning to emerge as a competitor of fossil fuels, it is still too early to predict its eventual impact on the overall picture.