Energy Consumption

Here is a diagram that presents US energy consumption expenditures as a proportion of total consumption expenditures dating from 1947-2005 (annual numbers).

Important years: 

1. 1973 - The first oil crisis.
2. 1979 - Second oil crisis.
3. 1997 - Asian Financial crisis
4. 2001 - 9/11

The data are from this BEA site. HT to Nick Schulz for the BEA site.