This document provides an overview of energy basics including units and conversions. It discusses power and energy, with energy being the ability to do work and power being the rate of work. It also covers common units for energy and power, prefixes for multiples, and examples of converting between units. Furthermore, it presents information on fossil fuel reserves including estimates of how long reserves will last based on current consumption rates. Finally, it touches on renewable energy potential and the concept of sustainability as it relates to energy.