Energy Demand Quotes

Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress.

Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days.

The starting point for energy security today as it has always been is diversification of supplies and sources.

Energy is probably the most pressing demand on our planet.

While our energy efficiency is improving, there is a very high correlation, almost near perfect correlation, between GDP growth, and energy usage.

The trouble with energy farming is that the energy isn't always where you want to use it, and it isn't always when you want to use it.

There are a lot of different ways of building a prosperous society, and some of them use much less energy than others. And it is possible and more practical to talk about rebuilding systems to use much less energy than it is to think about trying to meet greater demands of energy through clean energy alone.

Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.

The interesting thing is the field is so big - it's enormous. One thing a modern civilization needs is energy.

The more that energy costs, the less economic activity there can be.

Over the last two decades, America has increased its demand for oil by nearly 30 percent, yet we have not expanded our ability to produce domestic sources of fuel.

It's energy intensification, where we essentially have, through our light bulbs and cars, the manpower of [hundreds of] people working on our behalf, helping our food being created, helping our materials like steel and plastic and wood and paper be created. Our lifestyles are incredibly energy intense.

Typically, market-driven growth spawns urbanisation and leads to migration. Urban centres expand into humongous entities that thrive on an unending supply of energy.

24/7 power is going to happen; it is not a question of possible or impossible.

We need nuclear energy now, and we will need it in the future.

We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.

We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.

If we could convert 0.03 percent of the sunlight that falls on the earth into energy, we could meet all of our projected needs for 2030.

This ability to have reliable sources of energy and a reliable transmission of energy here in North America is critical for both of us and for Mexico as we want to keep our economies growing.

The idea that the growing demand for energy worldwide can be met with energy from nuclear power is nonsense.

Demand for grain in the world today is a more stable trend than demand for energy. Russia is a major grain exporter and can consolidate its positions

China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the direction of wind power.

The electric grid powers the lives of all Americans - we need to invest in the research to ensure our constituents, companies, and defense installations have electricity when they need it most.

Refineries are very energy-intensive.

The Moscow energy system has never sustained such a load.