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Although the mix of renewable energy production has changed between 1973 and 2004, only about 6% of energy production was from renewables in 1973 and 2004.

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The report also states that current US administration's 2007 budget scenarios propose eliminating a project where the "DOE seeks to reduce the costs of solar water-heating systems operating in cold climates from about 11 to 12 cents per kilowatt-hour today to about 5 to 6 cents per kilowatt-hour by 2011" (pg 18). This is understandable, since savings from solar-water heating systems pay back significantly more than they cost regardless of fuel used to heat water.