Data For: 2003
Report Released: August 2004
Next Release Date: 2005


Table B3. Industrial Biomass Energy Consumption and Electricity Net Generation by Primary Purpose of Business and Energy Source, 2002
Industry
Energy Source
Code
Biomass Energy Consumption
(Trillion Btus)
Net Generation
(Million Kilowatthours)
Total
For
Electricity
For Useful
Thermal Output
Total    
1,704.712
 481.501
 1,223.211
 30,747
 
Agriculture, Forestry, and Mining Total  
 11.336
 3.126
 8.210
 205
  Agricultural Byproducts/Crops AB
11.23821
3.071883
 8.166
 200
  Other Biomass Gases OBG
 0.098
 0.054
 0.043
 5
 
Manufacturing Total  
 1,600.046
 469.893
 1,130.153
 29,809
 
Food and Kindred
Industry Products
Total  
 49.261
 7.219
 42.042
 221
  Agricultural Byproducts/Crops AB
 42.669
 4.200
 38.469
 25
  Other Biomass Gases OBG
 0.529
 0.154
 0.375
 20
  Other Biomass Liquids OBL
 0.143
 0.142
 0.001
 11
  Other Biomass Solids OBS
 3.228
 2.055
 1.174
 108
  Tires TI
 0.303
 0.090
 0.213
 8
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids WDS
 2.389
 0.579
 1.810
 48
 
Lumber Total  
 247.840
 17.066
 230.774
 1,389
  Sludge Waste SLW
 *
 *
 *
 **
  Wood/Wood Waste Liquids WDL
 0.151
 0.151
 -
 7
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids WDS
 247.690
 16.916
 230.774
 1,382
 
Paper and Allied Products Total  
 1,248.900
 444.004
 804.896
 28,057
  Black Liquor BL
 832.658
 301.345
 531.314
 18,653
  Landfill Gas LG
 0.159
 0.056
 0.103
 3
  Municipal Solid Waste MW
 2.484
 0.613
 1.870
 122
  Other Biomass Liquids OBL
 0.223
 0.091
 0.132
 8
  Other Biomass Solids OBS
 0.432
 0.274
 0.158
 39
  Sludge Waste SLW
 9.459
 3.965
 5.494
 269
  Tires TI
 7.257
 1.863
 5.394
 192
  Wood/Wood Waste Liquids WDL
 18.711
 5.829
 12.882
 412
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids WDS
 377.518
 129.968
 247.550
 8,358
 
Chemicals and Allied Products Total  
 22.676
 0.720
 21.956
 36
  Municipal Solid Waste MW
 1.273
 0.101
 1.172
 9
  Other Biomass Liquids OBL
 0.190
 0.031
 0.158
 3
  Other Biomass Solids OBS
*
 *
 *
 **
  Sludge Waste SLW
 0.173
 0.040
 0.133
 5
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids WDS
 21.040
 0.547
 20.493
 19
 
Other a Total  
 31.369
 0.884
 30.485
 106
 
Nonspecified b Total  
 93.330
 8.482
 84.848
 733
  Black Liquor BL
 4.897
 4.897
 -
 460
  Landfill Gas LG
 78.000
 -
 78.000
 -
  Municipal Solid Waste MW
 4.650
 -
 4.650
 -
  Wood/Wood Waste Liquids WDL
 1.456
 0.490
 0.965
 53
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids WDS
 4.328
 3.095
 1.233
 220
   a Other includes Apparel; Petroleum Refining; Rubber and Misc. Plastic Products; Transportation Equipment; Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products; Furniture and Fixtures; and related industries.  
   b
Primary purpose of business is not specified.   
   - = Not Applicable.  
   * = Less than 500 million Btu.  
   ** = Less than 500 thousand kilowatthours.  
   Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.  
   Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Government Advisory Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane Recovery Yearbook; and analysis conducted by the Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels