▁James ▁Cou per ▁ ▁Family ▁Research , ▁Community ▁Tre es , ▁Rev ▁James ▁Cou per ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 6 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁astronom ers ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Scottish ▁people ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁astronom ers ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁cler gy <0x0A> </s> ▁Energy ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁comes ▁mostly ▁from ▁foss il ▁fu els : ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁data ▁showed ▁that ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁energy ▁origin ates ▁from ▁pet role um , ▁ 2 2 % ▁from ▁coal , ▁and ▁ 2 2 % ▁from ▁natural ▁gas . ▁ ▁N uc lear ▁energy ▁supplied ▁ 8 . 4 % ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy ▁supplied ▁ 8 %, ▁mainly ▁from ▁hydro elect ric ▁d ams ▁and ▁bi om ass ; ▁however , ▁this ▁also ▁includes ▁other ▁renew able ▁sources ▁like ▁wind , ▁ge oth erm al , ▁and ▁solar . ▁▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁energy ▁consumer ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁after ▁China . ▁The ▁country ▁is ▁ranked ▁sevent h ▁in ▁energy ▁consumption ▁per ▁cap ita ▁after ▁Canada ▁and ▁several ▁small ▁nations . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁country ' s ▁energy ▁consumption ▁had ▁increased ▁more ▁rapidly ▁than ▁domestic ▁energy ▁production ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁in