It is early evening, but there is no rest for the weary. There is laundry to be done and dinner to be made.
The kids are clamoring for you to pop in their favorite DVD. And your cell phone and iPod need charging.
You'll need to call upon all of America's energy sources, but one fuel helps out better than the rest.
With Flash enabled you can via this house that is a metaphor for America's energy use. For most of us, we can not keep our lights on and our appliances working without a variety of energy resources playing a role. Coal is especially important because it provides 50 percent of our nation's power. Also, remember, some energy resource, particularly renewable like wind and solar, can only produce power at times when conditions are right (i.e. enough wind or direct sunlight). So, in most cases, the intermittent energy resources are used in combination with other more reliable sources of energy to ensure a reliable supply of electricity to your home.
