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Renewable Energy Consumption for Nonelectric Use by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source       
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Table 1.4 Renewable Energy Consumption for Nonelectric Use by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2003 - 2007
(Quadrillion Btu)
Sector and Source 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 2.135 2.538 2.643 2.874 3.114
 Biomass 2.049 2.449 2.549 2.770 2.998
  Biofuels 0.414 0.513 0.595 0.795 1.024
   Biodiesel1  0.002 0.004 0.012 0.032 0.062
   Ethanol2  0.238 0.299 0.342 0.462 0.580
   Losses and Coproducts 0.174 0.210 0.241 0.301 0.381
    Biodiesel Feedstock3  * * * * 0.001
    Ethanol Feedstock4  0.174 0.210 0.241 0.301 0.380
  Waste 0.153 0.159 0.173 0.174 0.185
   Landfill Gas 0.075 0.075 0.080 0.081 0.093
   MSW Biogenic5  0.016 0.023 0.023 0.024 0.019
   Other Biomass6  0.061 0.061 0.070 0.069 0.073
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  1.483 1.777 1.781 1.802 1.789
 Geothermal 0.027 0.030 0.034 0.037 0.041
 Solar/PV 0.058 0.059 0.061 0.067 0.075
Residential 0.471 0.483 0.507 0.475 0.527
 Biomass 0.400 0.410 0.430 0.390 0.430
  Wood and Derived Fuels8  0.400 0.410 0.430 0.390 0.430
 Geothermal 0.013 0.014 0.016 0.018 0.022
 Solar/PV 0.058 0.059 0.061 0.067 0.075
Commercial 0.092 0.098 0.098 0.095 0.097
 Biomass 0.081 0.086 0.085 0.081 0.082
  Biofuels 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002
   Ethanol2  0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002
  Waste 0.010 0.015 0.014 0.016 0.012
   Landfill Gas - * * 0.001 0.001
   MSW Biogenic5  0.009 0.012 0.012 0.013 0.008
   Other Biomass6  0.001 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.003
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  0.071 0.070 0.069 0.064 0.069
 Geothermal 0.011 0.012 0.014 0.014 0.014
Industrial 1.312 1.629 1.658 1.788 1.824
 Biomass 1.308 1.626 1.654 1.783 1.819
  Biofuels 0.178 0.217 0.248 0.311 0.393
   Ethanol2  0.005 0.006 0.007 0.010 0.012
   Losses and Coproducts 0.174 0.210 0.241 0.301 0.381
    Biodiesel Feedstock3  * * * * 0.001
    Ethanol Feedstock4  0.174 0.210 0.241 0.301 0.380
  Waste 0.129 0.127 0.143 0.144 0.157
   Landfill Gas 0.075 0.074 0.079 0.080 0.093
   MSW Biogenic5  0.004 0.006 0.007 0.006 0.005
   Other Biomass6  0.050 0.047 0.057 0.058 0.060
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  1.001 1.282 1.262 1.328 1.269
 Geothermal 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.005
 Solar/PV - - - - -
Transportation 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.629
 Biomass 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.629
  Biofuels 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.629
   Biodiesel1  0.002 0.004 0.012 0.032 0.062
   Ethanol2  0.233 0.292 0.334 0.451 0.566
Electric Power9  0.025 0.032 0.035 0.033 0.038
 Biomass 0.025 0.032 0.035 0.033 0.038
  Waste 0.014 0.017 0.015 0.014 0.016
   Landfill Gas * * 0.001 * *
   MSW Biogenic5  0.003 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.006
   Other Biomass6  0.011 0.012 0.010 0.009 0.010
  Wood and Derived Fuels7  0.011 0.015 0.019 0.019 0.021
 Geothermal - - - - -
 Solar/PV - - - - -
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 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. Revisions to biomass removed MSW non-biogenic and tires from renewable waste energy.
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-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-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report;" 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: 2001-2005: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation, Bioenergy Program estimates of production assigned to consumption and 2006 and forward: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Current Industrial Reports, Fats and Oils - Production, Consumption and Stocks, 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).   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-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."