how energy is produced in the american west, the nation’s “energy breadbasket”
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“The State of Energy in the West” from the Western Governors' Association provides a comprehensive survey of conventional and renewable energy resources in the region.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Energy production in the West12/2/2013
2. Non-renewable energy production in the WestSource: State of Energy in the West1/2/20132 3. Renewable energy production in the WestSource: State of Energy in the West1/2/20133 4. Oil and gas as a share of employment, by state Fossil fuels make up the largest share of state employment in the West. In Wyoming, the oil and gas industry accounts for nearly 16% of total state employment.Source: State of Energy in the West1/16/20144 5. Severance taxes (for the extraction of fossil fuels) are an important revenue source in Western states State Severance Tax Payments in 2011 $4.50 $4.00(in millions)$3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 AKWYNMMTNVCOSource: State of Energy in the WestUTAZCAWAOR1/2/20135 6. Sage grouse range overlaps some wind power sites ESA candidate threatened by habitat loss and fragmentationSource: U.S. Geological Survey, WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife1/16/20146 7. Where solar potential and wildlife habitat collide: desert tortoises live in some solar power hotspotsCritical habitat for desert tortoise (Mojave subspecies)Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Bureau of Land Management1/16/20147 8. Download more slides and other resourcesecowest.org1/16/20148