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86
BUILDINGS
INDUSTRY
of theindustrial
sectors energy usecomes from fossilfuels.
%
The average square
foot would use 1/2 to3/4 less energy thantoday and save
TODAY
OIL NATURALGAS
NUCLEAR BIOMASS HYDRO OTHERRENEWABLES
COAL
Business can become more competitive, profitable, and resilient
by leading
will build a stronger economy, a more secure nation, and a
healthier environment.
Blueprint to the new energy era
WHAT WE GET
NOTES & SOURCES
2011 Rocky Mountain InstituteRMI analysis detailed in
Reinventing Fire
(Chelsea Green) October 2011 and
available at Reinventingfire.com
2050
our addiction to fossil fuels, createthe core industries of the
new
energy era, generate $5 trillion innew economic value, and
enhanceresilience and security.
HYDROGEN NON-CROPLANDBIOFUELS
HYDRO WIND, SOLAR, ANDOTHER RENEWABLES
NATURALGAS
SHARE OF U.S. PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION EXCLUDING FEEDSTOCKS.
TOTAL ADDS TO 101% DUE TO ROUNDING.
SHARE OF U.S. PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
Ultralight low-drag autos Electrified autos Productive vehicle
use
Superefficient trucks and planes Advanced biofuels needing
no cropland Revenue-neutral feebates
Wide adoption of energy-efficienttechnologies
Easy-to-use, IT-based controls
Integrative design Next-generation codes and
equipment standards Easy-to-access, low-cost financingValuing
non-energy benefits
Superefficient end use Diverse, largely distributed,
renewable-dominated supply
Smart, secure, resilient grid Full competition between
investment options Fast, broad, transparent markets Utilities
and customers
incentives aligned
35% 26% 22%9% 5%
3% 1%
43%26%23%4%4%
America gets 90% of its energy from
oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear. Our
aging infrastructure demands
refurbishment to meet 21st
century needs.
K E Y D R I V E R S T O C H A N G E
Learn more at rmi.org
FORE
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Americas 120 millionbuildings consume
of thenations
energy more thanany other sector, andmore than anycountrybut
China and the U.S.
Unlock
energy from oil,coal, and nuclear
UseSupport a
biggereconomy
ELECTRICITY
of U.S.electricity
is generated fromnatural gas, coal, andnuclear in
large,centralized powerplants.
09
g12
TRANSPORTATION
$3.8 trillionnot spent on oil willbe pumped into theeconomy.
Autos willreach an average of
125240mpg-equivalent.
$0.7
ELECTRICITY
Needing no oil, coal,or nuclear power, atleast
of ourelectricity will comereliably fromrenewable
energy.trillion net.
TRANSPORTATION
Every day,moving people andgoods burnsmillion barrelsof oil
costing
American drivers
$2 billion directlyand $4 billion inadditional hiddencosts.
INDUSTRY*
NON-CROPLANDBIOFUELS
BUILDINGS*
Industry will havegreater
production,
use913%lessenergy, and save
$0.5 trillion net.
84
Wide adoption of energy-efficienttechnologies
Integrative design
Thorough use of cogeneration Fuel-switching Dematerialization
and closedmaterial cycles
Revolutions in biomimicry& additive manufacturing
%
76
Eciency and renewables can end
the transformation from fossil fuel to eciency and renewables.
This transition
If the hydrogen shown is all reformed
from natural gas, it will come half from
gas and half from steam.
