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Industrial Biomass Energy Consumption and Electricity Net Generation
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Table 8. Industrial Biomass Energy Consumption and Electricity Net Generation by Primary Purpose of Business and Energy Source, 2005
Industry Energy Source Biomass Energy Consumption (Trillion Btus) Net Generation (Million Kilowatthours)
Total For Electricity For Useful Thermal Output
Total   1,875.335 318.702 1,556.633    29,208
Agriculture, Forestry Total   9.889   1.989   7.901   174
  and Mining Agricultural Byproducts/Crops   9.889   1.989   7.901   174
Manufacturing Total   1,781.201 316.714   1,464.488    29,034
  Food and Kindred Total    39.148   1.371    37.777   139
  Products Agricultural Byproducts/Crops    35.116   0.877    34.239    44
  Other Biomass Gases   0.730   0.050   0.680   9
  Other Biomass Liquids   0.040   0.040 -     5
  Tires   0.570   0.111   0.458    22
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids   2.692   0.293   2.399    59
  Lumber Total 241.388    12.085 229.304   1,426
  Sludge Waste   0.126   0.026   0.100   3
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids 241.263    12.059 229.204   1,423
  Paper and Allied Total   1,219.899 299.851 920.048    27,252
  Products Agricultural Byproducts/Crops   1.331   0.027   1.304   5
  Black Liquor 859.994 205.199 654.795    17,899
  Landfill Gas   0.081   0.015   0.066   2
  Municipal Solid Waste   2.773   0.555   2.218    45
  Other Biomass Gases   0.252   0.017   0.235   3
  Other Biomass Liquids   0.017   0.003   0.013   1
  Other Biomass Solids   4.479   0.798   3.681   158
  Sludge Waste   7.263   2.881   4.382   191
  Tires    11.310   3.070   8.240   269
  Wood/Wood Waste Liquids   8.057   1.695   6.362   197
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids 324.343    85.591 238.752   8,481
  Chemicals and Total   4.127   1.300   2.827    41
  Allied Products Landfill Gas   0.168   0.069   0.099   3
  Municipal Solid Waste   1.459   0.686   0.773    22
  Other Biomass Liquids   0.062   0.010   0.052   2
  Other Biomass Solids   0.004 -     0.004 -  
  Sludge Waste   0.406 -     0.406 -  
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids   2.030   0.536   1.494    13
  Biorefineries Total 241.320 -   241.320 -  
  Biofuel Losses and Coproductsa        
    Biodiesel Feedstock   0.458 -     0.458 -  
    Ethanol Feedstock 240.862 -   240.862 -  
  Otherb Total    35.319   2.107    33.212   176
Nonspecifiedc Total    84.244 -      84.244 -  
  Landfill Gas    79.103 -      79.103 -  
  Municipal Solid Waste   5.141 -     5.141 -  
a  Losses and coproducts from production of biodiesel and ethanol calculated as the difference between energy in feedstocks and production.
b Other includes Apparel; Petroleum Refining; Rubber and Misc. Plastic Products; Transportation Equipment; Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products; Furniture and Fixtures; and related industries.
c Primary purpose of business is not specified.
- = Not Applicable.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," and Form-920 "Combined Heat and Power Report;" Government Advisory Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane Recovery Yearbook; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Landfill Methane Outreach Program estimates; and analysis conducted by the Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels.