1972 Forecast: Americans Will Use 192 Quads of Energy in 2000

In 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior projected that Americans would use 116.6 quads (1015 BTUs) of energy in 1985 and 191.9 quads of energy in the year 2000.
In 1975, the USDI revised its estimates downward to 103.5 quads in 1985 and 163.4 quads in 2000.
The reality? Americans used 76.5 quads of energy in [...]