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Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source                                          

Table 2 Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2004 - 2008
(Quadrillion Btu)
Sector and Source 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 6.260 6.423 6.909 6.814 7.301
 Biomass 3.023 3.133 3.361 3.597 3.884
  Biofuels 0.513 0.594 0.795 1.025 1.413
   Biodiesel1  0.003 0.012 0.033 0.046 0.041
   Ethanol2  0.299 0.342 0.462 0.580 0.809
   Losses and Coproducts 0.210 0.240 0.300 0.399 0.563
    Biodiesel Feedstock3  * * * 0.001 0.001
    Ethanol Feedstock4  0.210 0.240 0.299 0.398 0.562
  Waste 0.389 0.403 0.414 0.430 0.431
   Landfill Gas 0.144 0.148 0.157 0.173 0.187
   MSW Biogenic5  0.164 0.168 0.171 0.165 0.168
   Other Biomass6  0.081 0.088 0.086 0.092 0.076
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  2.121 2.136 2.152 2.142 2.041
 Geothermal 0.341 0.343 0.343 0.349 0.358
 Hydroelectric Conventional 2.690 2.703 2.869 2.446 2.453
 Solar/PV 0.065 0.066 0.072 0.081 0.091
 Wind 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.341 0.514
Residential 0.483 0.507 0.475 0.527 0.599
 Biomass 0.410 0.430 0.390 0.430 0.490
  Wood and Derived Fuels8  0.410 0.430 0.390 0.430 0.490
 Geothermal 0.014 0.016 0.018 0.022 0.026
 Solar/PV9  0.059 0.061 0.067 0.075 0.083
Commercial 0.118 0.119 0.117 0.118 0.123
 Biomass 0.105 0.105 0.102 0.102 0.107
  Biofuels 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.003
   Ethanol2  0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.003
  Waste 0.034 0.034 0.036 0.031 0.032
   Landfill Gas 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.003
   MSW Biogenic5  0.025 0.025 0.026 0.021 0.022
   Other Biomass6  0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  0.070 0.070 0.065 0.069 0.072
 Geothermal 0.012 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.015
 Hydroelectric Conventional 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Industrial 1.860 1.883 2.005 2.048 2.056
 Biomass 1.824 1.847 1.972 2.028 2.032
  Biofuels 0.216 0.247 0.309 0.409 0.577
   Ethanol2  0.006 0.007 0.010 0.010 0.014
   Losses and Coproducts 0.210 0.240 0.300 0.399 0.563
    Biodiesel Feedstock3  * * * 0.001 0.001
    Ethanol Feedstock4  0.210 0.240 0.299 0.398 0.562
  Waste 0.132 0.148 0.147 0.162 0.157
   Landfill Gas 0.076 0.081 0.081 0.093 0.105
   MSW Biogenic5  0.006 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.004
   Other Biomass6  0.050 0.061 0.061 0.063 0.047
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  1.476 1.452 1.515 1.457 1.298
 Geothermal 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.005
 Hydroelectric Conventional 0.033 0.032 0.029 0.016 0.019
 Solar/PV - - - - -
 Wind - - - - -
Transportation 0.295 0.346 0.484 0.614 0.833
 Biomass 0.295 0.346 0.484 0.614 0.833
  Biofuels 0.295 0.346 0.484 0.614 0.833
   Biodiesel1  0.003 0.012 0.033 0.046 0.041
   Ethanol2  0.292 0.334 0.451 0.568 0.792
Electric Power10  3.503 3.568 3.827 3.508 3.690
 Biomass 0.388 0.406 0.412 0.423 0.423
  Waste 0.223 0.221 0.231 0.237 0.242
   Landfill Gas 0.066 0.065 0.073 0.077 0.079
   MSW Biogenic5  0.133 0.136 0.139 0.138 0.141
   Other Biomass6  0.023 0.020 0.019 0.022 0.022
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  0.165 0.185 0.182 0.186 0.181
 Geothermal 0.311 0.309 0.306 0.308 0.312
 Hydroelectric Conventional 2.656 2.670 2.839 2.430 2.433
 Solar/PV 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.006 0.008
 Wind 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.341 0.514
1 Biodiesel primarily derived from soy bean oil.
2 Ethanol primarily derived from corn.
3 Difference between the energy in biodiesel feedstocks (principally soy bean oil) and the energy in biodiesel consumed in the transportation sector.
4 Difference between energy in ethanol feedstocks (primarily corn) and its coproducts (wet and dry distiller grains), and the energy in ethanol consumed in the transportation sector.
5 Includes paper and paper board, wood, food, leather, textiles and yard trimmings.
6 Agriculture byproducts/crops, sludge waste, and other biomass solids, liquids and gases.
7 Black liquor, and wood/woodwaste solids and liquids.
8 Wood and wood pellet fuels.
9 Includes small amounts of distributed solar thermal and photovoltaic energy used in the commercial, industrial and electric power sectors.
10 The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-power (CHP) plants within North American Classification System (NAICS) 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
MSW = Municipal Solid Waste.
PV = Photovoltaic.
* = Less than 500 billion Btu.
- = No data reported.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Data revisions are discussed in the Highlights section. Revisions to biomass removed MSW non-biogenic and tires from renewable waste energy. Data for 2008 is preliminary.
Sources: Analysis conducted by Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels and specific sources described as follows. Residential: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-457A/G, "Residential Energy Consumption Survey;" Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center; and Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63-A, "Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey" and Form EIA-63B, "Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey." Commercial: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and  Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report;" and Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center. Industrial: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-846 (A, B, C) "Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey," Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report;" and Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center; Government Advisory Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane Recovery Yearbook;U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Landfill Methane Outreach Program estimates; and losses and coproducts from the production of biodiesel and ethanol calculated as the difference between energy in feedstocks and production. Biofuels for Transportation: Biodiesel: Consumption: 2001-2008 Calculated as biodiesel production plus net imports;  Production: 2001-2005: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Commodity Credit Corporation, Bioenergy Program,  2006: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Current Industrial Reports, Fats and Oils - Production, Consumption and Stocks, data for soybean oil in methyl esters (biodiesel) and 2007- 2008: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Current Industrial Reports, Fats and Oils - Production, Consumption and Stocks, data for fats and oils in methyl esters; Trade: USDA imports data for Harmonized Tariff Schedule code 3824.90.40.20 (Fatty Esters Animal/ Vegetable Mixture) and exports data for Schedule B code 3824.90.40.00 (Fatty Substances Animal/ Vegetable Mixture;  and Ethanol: 2001-2004: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, Tables 2 and 16. Calculated as ten percent of oxygenated finished motor gasoline field production (Table 2) plus fuel ethanol refinery input (Table 16). 2005-2007: EIA Petroleum Supply Annual (Various Issues), Tables 1 and 15.Calculated as motor gasoline blending components adustments (Table 1), plus finished motor gasoline adjustments (Table 1), plus fuel ethanol refinery and blender net inputs (Table 15).  2008: EIA Petroleum Supply Monthly (various reports), Tables 1 and 27.  Calculated as motorgasoline blending components adjustments (Table 1), plus finished motor gasoline adjustments (Table 1), plus fuel ethanol refinery and blender net inputs (Table 27).   Small amounts of ethanol consumption are distributed to the commercial and industrial sectors according to those sector`s shares of U.S. motor gasoline supplied. Electric Power: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."