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{{Short description|Delivery of fuels or transformed fuels to point of consumption}}
{{Renewable energy sources}}'''Energy supply''' is the delivery of fuels or transformed fuels to point of consumption.{{Cn|date=October 2024|reason=but apparently electricity is not a [[fuel]] whereas nowadays a lot of energy is supplied as electricity}} It potentially encompasses the [[Resource extraction|extraction]], [[energy transmission|transmission]], [[Power station|generation]], [[Distribution (business)|distribution]] and [[energy storage|storage of fuel]]s.  It is also sometimes called '''energy flow'''.

This supply of energy can be disrupted by several factors, including imposition of higher energy prices due to action by [[OPEC]] or other [[cartel]], war, political disputes, economic disputes, or physical damage to the energy infrastructure due to [[terrorism]].  The [[Energy security|security of the energy supply]] is a major concern of [[national security]] and [[energy law]].

== Other uses ==

[[New York Consolidated Laws]] includes a statutory code called "[[New York energy law|Energy Law]]".<ref name=NYLaw>N.Y. Energy Law § 1-101, found at [http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS New York State Legislature official web site], go to "ENG", then "Article 1", finally "1–101 – Short title". Accessed January 31, 2011.</ref>  Article 21 of this code is called "Energy Supply and Production", but rather than a comprehensive code, only consists of one section dealing with [[renewable energy]].<ref name=NYLaw />

== See also ==
{{Portal|Energy|Environment}}

=== General energy topics ===
* [[Energy]]
* [[Energy form]]
* [[Energy conservation]]
* [[Energy density]]
* [[Energy economics]]
* [[Energy law]]
* [[Energy market]]s and [[energy derivative]]s
* [[Energy policy]]
* [[Energy price (disambiguation)|Energy price]]
* [[Energy security]]
* [[Energy quality]]
* [[Entropy (energy dispersal)]] and [[Introduction to entropy]]
* [[List of energy topics]]
* [[Market transformation]]
* [[World energy consumption]]
* [[Worldwide energy supply]]

===Renewable and alternative energy sources===
* [[Clean Tech Nation]]
* [[Effects of 2000s energy crisis]]
* [[Efficient energy use]]
* [[Geothermal power]]
* [[Global warming]]
* [[Intermittent power source]]
* [[Ocean energy]]
* [[Renewable energy]]
* [[Renewable energy commercialization]]
* [[Renewable heat]]
* [[Vehicle-to-grid]]
* [[Wind power]]

===By country===
* [[Energy in Japan#Energy supply|Japan]]
* [[Energy in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
* [[Energy in the United States#Consumption|United States]]

== References ==
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==Other sources==
* Lisa Yount, ''Energy supply: Library in a book'' (Infobase Publishing, 2005) {{ISBN|978-0-8160-5577-7}} Found at [https://books.google.com/books?id=N-BrVkEANs4C Google Books].
* Jon Strand, ''Energy efficiency and [[renewable energy]] supply for the G-7 countries, with emphasis on Germany,'' Issues 2007–2299, Volumes 7-299 of IMF working paper(International Monetary Fund, 2007) Found at [https://books.google.com/books?id=dhPfbB5uGPUC Google Books].
* <span>Herberg, Mikkal (2014). </span>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141207140146/http://www.nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?id=306 Energy Security and the Asia-Pacific: Course Reader]''<span>. United States: The National Bureau of Asian Research.</span>
* Ewan McLeish, ''Challenges to Our Energy Supply: Can the Earth Survive?'' (The Rosen Publishing Group, 2009) {{ISBN|978-1-4358-5357-7}}  Found at [https://books.google.com/books?id=9Pkkws4aqH0C Google Books].

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