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Energy Explained — a Guide to Understanding Energy!

Energy Explained is the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) plain language energy encyclopedia. It was developed to help promote energy literacy.

Recent Awards:

Merit Award Winner from Adobe Systems Inc. and MeriTalk — November 2010
Clearmark Award of Excellence from the Center for Plain Language — April 2010
2nd Place Gold Screen Award for Electronic Publications from the National Association of Government Communicators — May 2010

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Teachers (high school) — 72 words
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What Is Energy? Forms of Energy Sources of Energy Laws of Energy Units and Calculators Energy Conversion Calculators British Thermal Units (Btu) Degree-Days U.S. Energy Facts State and U.S. Territory Data Use of Energy In Industry For Transportation In Homes In Commercial Buildings Efficiency and Conservation Energy and the Environment Greenhouse Gases Effect on the Climate Where Greenhouse Gases Come From Outlook for Future Emissions Recycling and Energy Nonrenewable Sources Oil and Petroleum Products Refining Crude Oil Where Our Oil Comes From Imports and Exports Offshore Oil and Gas Use of Oil Prices and Outlook Oil and the Environment Gasoline Where Our Gasoline Comes From Use of Gasoline Prices and Outlook Factors Affecting Gasoline Prices Regional Price Differences Price Fluctuations History of Gasoline Gasoline & the Environment Diesel Fuel Where Our Diesel Comes From Use of Diesel Prices and Outlook Factors Affecting Diesel Prices Diesel Fuel Surcharges Diesel & the Environment Heating Oil Where Our Heating Oil Comes From Use of Heating Oil Prices and Outlook Factors Affecting Heating Oil Prices Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids Where do Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids Come From? Transporting and Storing Uses of Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids Imports and Exports Prices Natural Gas Delivery and Storage Natural Gas Pipelines Liquefied Natural Gas Where Our Natural Gas Comes From Imports and Exports Offshore: See Oil How Much Gas Is Left Use of Natural Gas Prices Factors Affecting Natural Gas Prices Natural Gas & the Environment Customer Choice Programs Coal Mining and Transportation Where Our Coal Comes From Imports and Exports How Much Coal Is Left Use of Coal Prices and Outlook Coal & the Environment Nuclear Nuclear Power Plants The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Where Our Uranium Comes From U.S. Nuclear Industry Nuclear Power & the Environment Renewable Sources Hydropower Where Hydropower Is Generated Hydropower & the Environment Tidal Power Wave Power Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Biomass Wood and Wood Waste Waste-to-Energy (MSW) Landfill Gas and Biogas Biomass & the Environment See also: Biofuels Biofuels: Ethanol & Biodiesel Ethanol Use of Ethanol Ethanol & the Environment Biodiesel Use of Biodiesel Biodiesel & the Environment Wind Electricity Generation from Wind Where Wind Power Is Harnessed Types of Wind Turbines History of Wind Power Wind Energy & the Environment Geothermal Where Geothermal Energy Is Found Use of Geothermal Energy Geothermal Power Plants Geothermal Heat Pumps Geothermal Energy & the Environment Solar Photovoltaics and Electricity Where Solar Is Found Solar Thermal Power Plants Solar Thermal Collectors Solar Energy and the Environment Secondary Sources Electricity The Science of Electricity Magnets and Electricity Batteries, Circuits, & Transformers Measuring Electricity How Electricity Is Generated Electricity in the U.S. Delivery To Consumers Use of Electricity Prices and Factors Affecting Prices Electricity & the Environment Hydrogen Production of Hydrogen Use of Hydrogen	Outreach Toolkit Energy Explained — a Guide to Understanding Energy! Energy Explained is the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) plain language energy encyclopedia. It was developed to help promote energy literacy. Recent Awards: Merit Award Winner from Adobe Systems Inc. and MeriTalk — November 2010 Clearmark Award of Excellence from the Center for Plain Language — April 2010 2nd Place Gold Screen Award for Electronic Publications from the National Association of Government Communicators — May 2010 Help Promote Energy Literacy and Energy Explained: Support energy literacy on your blog, website, or bulletin by promoting Energy Explained with the sample articles, announcement blurbs, and web banners below. 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