Through this highly-informative presentation, the tools used to create these visualizations were very impactful in the goal of educating people about energy issues throughout the United States. In this visualization, I learned about the amount of energy wasted each year, how it impacts us, and what are the main contributors to creating our energy that is used either for commercial, industrial, or residential lifestyles.

In this screenshot, it is shown what are the main contributors to our total energy supply, and what industries rely on what types of energy. For example, it is shown that roughly 20 percent of the total energy created by oil goes to the industrial industry, and most of oil helps fuel the energy needs of the transportation sector. This visualization is very interactive and helps keep readers engaged throughout.

Something that I had learned by going through this visualization, is how much energy is wasted each year, which is well over half of the total supply! Aside from the environmental impact of this situation, which is all very well known and highly covered through various news sources, I was unable to find the financial burden this leaves the country with. A process this inefficient must be incredibly burdening to the people paying for this, which as South Jersey residents, I think everyone can understand.

I want to further explore how this can relate to continuous price hike that many New Jersey residents are facing right now, specifically South Jersey residents. With Atlantic City Electric increasing electric bills by a mind-boggling 20% just last year, I wonder if the situation we are currently viewing through the Sankey visualization can help explain these egregious price hikes.