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Historical Renewable Energy Consumption by Sector and Energy Source    
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Table 1.5b Historical Renewable Energy Consumption by Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2007
(Quadrillion Btu)
Sector and Source 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 6.264 5.316 5.893 6.150 6.261 6.424 6.909 6.813
 Biomass 3.013 2.627 2.706 2.817 3.024 3.134 3.361 3.596
  Biofuels1  0.241 0.258 0.309 0.414 0.513 0.595 0.795 1.024
  Waste2  0.511 0.364 0.402 0.401 0.389 0.403 0.414 0.430
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  2.262 2.006 1.995 2.002 2.121 2.136 2.152 2.142
 Geothermal 0.317 0.311 0.328 0.331 0.341 0.343 0.343 0.349
 Hydroelectric Conventional 2.811 2.242 2.689 2.825 2.690 2.703 2.869 2.446
 Solar/PV4  0.066 0.065 0.064 0.064 0.064 0.066 0.072 0.081
 Wind 0.057 0.070 0.105 0.115 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.341
Residential 0.490 0.439 0.449 0.471 0.483 0.507 0.475 0.527
 Biomass 0.420 0.370 0.380 0.400 0.410 0.430 0.390 0.430
  Wood and Derived Fuels 0.420 0.370 0.380 0.400 0.410 0.430 0.390 0.430
 Geothermal 0.009 0.009 0.010 0.013 0.014 0.016 0.018 0.022
 Solar/PV4  0.061 0.060 0.059 0.058 0.059 0.061 0.067 0.075
Commercial 0.128 0.101 0.104 0.113 0.118 0.119 0.117 0.117
 Biomass 0.119 0.092 0.095 0.101 0.105 0.105 0.102 0.102
  Biofuels5  * * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002
  Waste2  0.047 0.025 0.026 0.029 0.034 0.034 0.036 0.031
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  0.071 0.067 0.069 0.071 0.070 0.070 0.065 0.069
 Geothermal 0.008 0.008 0.009 0.011 0.012 0.014 0.014 0.014
 Hydroelectric Conventional 0.001 0.001 * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Industrial 1.930 1.721 1.723 1.731 1.861 1.884 2.007 2.032
 Biomass 1.884 1.684 1.679 1.684 1.825 1.848 1.973 2.012
  Biofuels6  0.102 0.112 0.136 0.178 0.217 0.248 0.311 0.393
  Waste2  0.145 0.129 0.146 0.142 0.132 0.148 0.147 0.162
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  1.636 1.443 1.396 1.363 1.476 1.452 1.515 1.457
 Geothermal 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.005
 Hydroelectric Conventional 0.042 0.033 0.039 0.043 0.033 0.032 0.029 0.016
 Solar/PV - - - - - - - -
 Wind - - - - - - - -
Transportation 0.138 0.145 0.172 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.629
 Biomass 0.138 0.145 0.172 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.629
  Biofuels7  0.138 0.145 0.172 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.629
Electric Power8  3.579 2.910 3.445 3.601 3.503 3.568 3.827 3.508
Electric Utilities 2.607 2.063 2.529 2.615 2.522 2.530 2.688 2.356
 Biomass 0.021 0.014 0.033 0.029 0.031 0.040 0.042 0.048
  Waste2  0.014 0.008 0.022 0.012 0.011 0.013 0.015 0.016
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  0.007 0.006 0.011 0.017 0.020 0.027 0.027 0.032
 Geothermal 0.003 0.003 0.029 0.026 0.026 0.024 0.024 0.024
 Hydroelectric Conventional 2.582 2.044 2.465 2.556 2.461 2.455 2.598 2.241
 Solar/PV * * * * * * * *
 Wind * 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.010 0.023 0.043
Independent Power Producers 0.972 0.847 0.916 0.986 0.981 1.038 1.139 1.152
 Biomass 0.432 0.323 0.347 0.368 0.357 0.365 0.370 0.376
  Waste2  0.305 0.202 0.208 0.218 0.212 0.208 0.216 0.221
  Wood and Derived Fuels3  0.127 0.121 0.140 0.151 0.145 0.158 0.154 0.154
 Geothermal 0.293 0.286 0.275 0.277 0.285 0.285 0.282 0.284
 Hydroelectric Conventional 0.185 0.165 0.185 0.224 0.196 0.215 0.242 0.189
 Solar/PV 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.006 0.005 0.005 0.006
 Wind 0.057 0.068 0.103 0.111 0.138 0.168 0.240 0.297
1 Biofuels and biofuel losses and coproducts. 
2 Municipal solid waste biogenic, landfill gases, agriculture byproducts/crops, sludge waste, and other biomass solids, liquids and gases. Includes municipal solid waste nonbiogenic and tires for 1989-2000. 
3 Black liquor, and wood/woodwaste solids and liquids. 
4 Includes small amounts of distributed solar thermal and photovoltaic energy used in the commercial, industrial and electric power sectors. 
5 Ethanol primarily derived from corn. 
6 Ethanol primarily derived from corn and losses and coproducts from production of biodiesel and ethanol. 
7 Biodiesel primarily derived from soy bean oil and ethanol primarily derived from corn. 
8 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. 
PV = Photovoltaic.
* = Less than 500 billion Btu.
- = No data reported.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report," Form EIA-860B, " Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility," Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," 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-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report," Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility," Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report", Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Report," 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: 1989: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption 1990, Table 10, 1990-1992: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biomass Energy Consumption 1992, Table D2, 1993-2004: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, 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 adjustments (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-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report," Form EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report," Form EIA-860B, " Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility," Form EIA-906, "Monthly Power Plant Report,"  Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."