ENERGY SOURCES FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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FIGURE 9.13 Recently, the energy sources for electrical generation across the globe and in the United States were dominated by nonrenewable energy sources. Meanwhile, the energy for electrical generation in Brazil came mainly from renewable resources. (2011 Data from International Energy Agency, www.iea.org; 2013 Data from U.S. Energy Information Agency, www.eia.gov/electricity/; and Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy, www.mme.gov.br)