What is Energy Independence and Is It Attainable?

When a US election season is in full swing or gas prices at the pumps start to rise, the discussions among partisan politicians and constituents alike turn to the phrase “energy independence.” But what does energy independence mean, and is it reasonable to expect that the United States will ever achieve it?

To some, the concept of energy independence simply means that the United States produces more energy than it consumes. To put it another way, if the US exports more coal, natural gas, petroleum, and petroleum products than the amount of oil it imports in a given year, then the country is energy independent.?

But to others, energy independence is defined as a non-reliance on any foreign oil products, producing all the energy the country consumes without participating in the international trade of energy. Following this definition, the United States has never been energy independent and likely never will be, for several reasons.

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