Requirement

6. Five pie charts, and where the numbers came from

Required

Prepare all five charts below, explain the important idea each one reveals, say where you got your information, and explain how cost affects the use of a nonrenewable resource and makes alternatives practical.

Note. Five charts, and 6(a) and 6(d) are different questions that get confused: 6(a) is what supplies the United States with energy in total, 6(d) is what generates its electricity specifically. Electricity is a fraction of total energy use, and the fuel mixes are not the same. The requirement also asks you to say where you got your information for each, so record sources as you go rather than reconstructing them afterwards.

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6(a). What supplies the United States with most of its energy
6(b). How much of it comes from other countries
6(c). The split between homes, business, industry and transport
6(d). The fuels used to generate America's electricity
6(e). The world's known and estimated primary energy reserves

Where this step comes from

Energy Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-15), Requirement 6

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