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U. S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source                                          

Table 1.   U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 2003-2007
(Quadrillion Btu)
Energy Source 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 98.209 100.351 100.503 99.861 101.605
Fossil Fuels 84.078 85.830 85.816 84.662 86.253
  Coal 22.321 22.466 22.795 22.452 22.786
  Coal Coke Net Imports 0.051 0.138 0.044 0.061 0.025
  Natural Gasa 22.897 22.931 22.583 22.191 23.625
  Petroleumb 38.809 40.294 40.393 39.958 39.818
Electricity Net Imports 0.022 0.039 0.084 0.063 0.106
Nuclear 7.959 8.222 8.160 8.214 8.415
Renewable 6.150 6.261 6.444 6.922 6.830
    Biomassc 2.817 3.023 3.154 3.374 3.615
        Biofuels 0.414 0.513 0.595 0.795 1.018
        Waste 0.401 0.389 0.403 0.407 0.431
        Wood Derived Fuels 2.002 2.121 2.156 2.172 2.165
   Geothermal 0.331 0.341 0.343 0.343 0.353
   Hydroelectric Conventional 2.825 2.690 2.703 2.869 2.463
   Solar/PV 0.064 0.065 0.066 0.072 0.080
   Wind 0.115 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.319
a Includes supplemental gaseous fuels.
b Petroleum products supplied, including natural gas plant liquids and crude oil burned as fuel.
c Biomass includes: biofuels, waste (landfill gas, MSW biogenic, and other biomass), wood and wood-derived fuels.
MSW=Municipal Solid Waste.
Note: Ethanol is included only in biofuels.  In earlier issues of this report, ethanol was included both in petroleum and biofuels, but counted only once in total energy consumption.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Data for 2007 is preliminary.
Sources: Non-renewable energy: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Monthly Energy Review (MER) March 2008,  DOE/EIA-0035 (2008/03) (Washington,DC, March 2008,)  Tables 1.3, 1.4a and 1.4b. Renewable Energy: Table 2 of this report.