Overall U.S. energy consumption will climb steadily in the next two decades, according to the latest report released by GRI (Arlington, VA).

The 2000 edition of Baseline Projection of U.S. Energy Supply and Demand to 2015 predicts that total primary U.S. energy consumption will grow by 1.3% annually, from 94 quadrillion Btus in 1998 to 118 quads in 2015.