# When the Circuit Breaks…American Energy Crisis

Shows how America's energy crisis happened and what possibilities the future holds. Examines some solutions through the development of coal, oil, and natural gas resources. Looks at nuclear, geothermal, and solar energy, and stresses the importance of conservation. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1975
- By: Federal Energy Administration
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/WhenTheCircuitBreaks)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

Not offered: its uploader marks it public domain, and the US Copyright Office's records do not settle that it is (a record that may be another film's, a film first published abroad, a year when renewal was automatic, or a country they do not name). Unclear is not offered.