耳聪目明的能源统计2004年,美国发电量为39530亿千瓦时,其中37940亿千瓦时来自纯发电,1520亿千瓦时来自热电联产。燃煤发电占发电装机容量的52%,核电占21%,天然气发电占16%,水电占7%,燃油发电占3%,地热发电及其它发电占1%。从发展趋势来看,美国的天然气发电所占份额从1988年的9 Brilliant energy statistics In 2004, the United States generated 39.53 trillion kWh of electricity, of which 37.94 trillion kWh was from pure generation and 152 billion kWh from cogeneration. Coal-fired power generation accounts for 52% of power generation capacity, nuclear power 21%, natural gas 16%, hydropower 7%, fuel 3%, geothermal power and other power 1%. From the perspective of development trend, the share of natural gas power generation in the United States has risen from 9 in 1988