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Renewable Energy Consumption for Electricity Generation by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source                                          
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Table 1.3 Renewable Energy Consumption for Electricity Generation by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2003 - 2007
(Quadrillion Btu)
Sector and Source 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 4.016 3.723 3.781 4.035 3.699
 Biomass 0.768 0.574 0.585 0.591 0.598
  Waste 0.249 0.230 0.230 0.241 0.245
   Landfill Gas 0.066 0.069 0.068 0.076 0.080
   MSW Biogenic1  0.148 0.142 0.144 0.147 0.146
   Other Biomass2  0.035 0.019 0.018 0.018 0.019
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  0.519 0.344 0.355 0.350 0.353
 Geothermal 0.303 0.311 0.309 0.306 0.308
 Hydroelectric Conventional 2.825 2.690 2.703 2.869 2.446
 Solar/PV 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.006
 Wind 0.115 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.341
Commercial 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.022 0.020
 Biomass 0.020 0.019 0.020 0.021 0.020
  Waste 0.019 0.019 0.020 0.021 0.019
   Landfill Gas 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.002
   MSW Biogenic1  0.013 0.013 0.013 0.013 0.013
   Other Biomass2  0.005 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.004
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  * * * * *
 Geothermal - - - - -
 Hydroelectric Conventional 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
 Solar/PV - - - - -
 Wind - - - - -
Industrial 0.419 0.231 0.226 0.219 0.208
 Biomass 0.376 0.199 0.194 0.190 0.193
  Waste 0.013 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.004
   Landfill Gas 0.001 0.001 0.001 * *
   MSW Biogenic1  * * * * 0.001
   Other Biomass2  0.012 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  0.362 0.194 0.189 0.187 0.188
 Geothermal - - - - -
 Hydroelectric Conventional 0.043 0.033 0.032 0.029 0.016
 Solar/PV - - - - -
 Wind - - - - -
Electric Power4  3.576 3.471 3.534 3.794 3.470
 Biomass 0.372 0.356 0.371 0.379 0.386
  Waste 0.216 0.206 0.205 0.216 0.221
   Landfill Gas 0.063 0.066 0.064 0.072 0.077
   MSW Biogenic1  0.135 0.129 0.131 0.134 0.132
   Other Biomass2  0.018 0.011 0.010 0.010 0.012
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  0.156 0.150 0.166 0.163 0.165
 Geothermal 0.303 0.311 0.309 0.306 0.308
 Hydroelectric Conventional 2.781 2.656 2.670 2.839 2.430
 Solar/PV 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.006
 Wind 0.115 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.341
1 Includes paper and paper board, wood, food, leather, textiles and yard trimmings. 
2 Agriculture byproducts/crops, sludge waste, and other biomass solids, liquids and gases. 
3 Black liquor, and wood/woodwaste solids and liquids. 
4 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.  Starting with 2004 EIA adopted a new method of allocating fuel consumption between electric power generation and useful thermal out put (UTO) for combined heat and power (CHP) plants.  The new method proportionately distributes a CHP plant`s losses between the two output products (electric power and UTO) assuming the same efficiency for production of electricity as UTO. Data revisions are discussed in the Highlights section.
Sources: Analysis conducted by Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels and the following specific sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report," and predecessor forms: Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report."