Table 8.2b  Electricity Net Generation:  Electric Power Sector, 1949-2006
                        (Subset of Table 8.2a; Billion Kilowatthours)




Year		 Fossil Fuels

Nuclear
Electric
Power
Hydro-
electric
Pumped
Storage 5		 Renewable Energy



Other 9



Total


Coal 1

Petroleum 2
Natural
Gas 3
Other
Gases 4

Total		 Conventional
Hydroelectric
Power 		 Biomass
Geo-
thermal

Solar/PV 8

Wind

Total
Wood 6 Waste 7
1949
 135.5 28.5 37.0 NA 201.0 0.0 [10] 89.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA 90.1 NA 291.1
1950
 154.5 33.7 44.6 NA 232.8 .0 [10] 95.9 .4 NA NA NA NA 96.3 NA 329.1
1951
 185.2 28.7 56.6 NA 270.5 .0 [10] 99.8 .4 NA NA NA NA 100.1 NA 370.7
1952
 195.4 29.7 68.5 NA 293.6 .0 [10] 105.1 .5 NA NA NA NA 105.6 NA 399.2
1953
 218.8 38.4 79.8 NA 337.0 .0 [10] 105.2 .4 NA NA NA NA 105.6 NA 442.7
1954
 239.1 31.5 93.7 NA 364.4 .0 [10] 107.1 .3 NA NA NA NA 107.3 NA 471.7
1955
 301.4 37.1 95.3 NA 433.8 .0 [10] 113.0 .3 NA NA NA NA 113.3 NA 547.0
1956
 338.5 35.9 104.0 NA 478.5 .0 [10] 122.0 .2 NA NA NA NA 122.2 NA 600.7
1957
 346.4 40.5 114.2 NA 501.1 (s) [10] 130.2 .2 NA NA NA NA 130.4 NA 631.5
1958
 344.4 40.4 119.8 NA 504.5 .2 [10] 140.3 .2 NA NA NA NA 140.4 NA 645.1
1959
 378.4 46.8 146.6 NA 571.9 .2 [10] 137.8 .2 NA NA NA NA 137.9 NA 710.0
1960
 403.1 48.0 158.0 NA 609.0 .5 [10] 145.8 .1 NA (s) NA NA 146.0 NA 755.5
1961
 421.9 48.5 169.3 NA 639.7 1.7 [10] 152.2 .1 NA .1 NA NA 152.4 NA 793.8
1962
 450.2 48.9 184.3 NA 683.4 2.3 [10] 168.6 .1 NA .1 NA NA 168.8 NA 854.5
1963
 493.9 52.0 201.6 NA 747.5 3.2 [10] 165.8 .1 NA .2 NA NA 166.1 NA 916.8
1964
 526.2 57.0 220.0 NA 803.2 3.3 [10] 177.1 .1 NA .2 NA NA 177.4 NA 984.0
1965
 570.9 64.8 221.6 NA 857.3 3.7 [10] 193.9 .3 NA .2 NA NA 194.3 NA 1,055.3
1966
 613.5 78.9 251.2 NA 943.6 5.5 [10] 194.8 .3 .0 .2 NA NA 195.3 NA 1,144.4
1967
 630.5 89.3 264.8 NA 984.6 7.7 [10] 221.5 .3 .0 .3 NA NA 222.2 NA 1,214.4
1968
 684.9 104.3 304.4 NA 1,093.6 12.5 [10] 222.5 .4 .0 .4 NA NA 223.3 NA 1,329.4
1969
 706.0 137.8 333.3 NA 1,177.1 13.9 [10] 250.2 .3 .0 .6 NA NA 251.1 NA 1,442.2
1970
 704.4 184.2 372.9 NA 1,261.5 21.8 [10] 247.7 .1 .2 .5 NA NA 248.6 NA 1,531.9
1971
 713.1 220.2 374.0 NA 1,307.4 38.1 [10] 266.3 .1 .2 .5 NA NA 267.2 NA 1,612.6
1972
 771.1 274.3 375.7 NA 1,421.2 54.1 [10] 272.6 .1 .2 1.5 NA NA 274.4 NA 1,749.7
1973
 847.7 314.3 340.9 NA 1,502.9 83.5 [10] 272.1 .1 .2 2.0 NA NA 274.4 NA 1,860.7
1974
 828.4 300.9 320.1 NA 1,449.4 114.0 [10] 301.0 .1 .2 2.5 NA NA 303.7 NA 1,867.1
1975
 852.8 289.1 299.8 NA 1,441.7 172.5 [10] 300.0 (s) .2 3.2 NA NA 303.5 NA 1,917.6
1976
 944.4 320.0 294.6 NA 1,559.0 191.1 [10] 283.7 .1 .2 3.6 NA NA 287.6 NA 2,037.7
1977
 985.2 358.2 305.5 NA 1,648.9 250.9 [10] 220.5 .3 .2 3.6 NA NA 224.5 NA 2,124.3
1978
 975.7 365.1 305.4 NA 1,646.2 276.4 [10] 280.4 .2 .1 3.0 NA NA 283.7 NA 2,206.3
1979
 1,075.0 303.5 329.5 NA 1,708.0 255.2 [10] 279.8 .3 .2 3.9 NA NA 284.2 NA 2,247.4
1980
 1,161.6 246.0 346.2 NA 1,753.8 251.1 [10] 276.0 .3 .2 5.1 NA NA 281.5 NA 2,286.4
1981
 1,203.2 206.4 345.8 NA 1,755.4 272.7 [10] 260.7 .2 .1 5.7 NA NA 266.7 NA 2,294.8
1982
 1,192.0 146.8 305.3 NA 1,644.1 282.8 [10] 309.2 .2 .1 4.8 NA NA 314.4 NA 2,241.2
1983
 1,259.4 144.5 274.1 NA 1,678.0 293.7 [10] 332.1 .2 .2 6.1 NA (s) 338.6 NA 2,310.3
1984
 1,341.7 119.8 297.4 NA 1,758.9 327.6 [10] 321.2 .5 .4 7.7 (s) (s) 329.8 NA 2,416.3
1985
 1,402.1 100.2 291.9 NA 1,794.3 383.7 [10] 281.1 .7 .6 9.3 (s) (s) 291.9 NA 2,469.8
1986
 1,385.8 136.6 248.5 NA 1,770.9 414.0 [10] 290.8 .5 .7 10.3 (s) (s) 302.3 NA 2,487.3
1987
 1,463.8 118.5 272.6 NA 1,854.9 455.3 [10] 249.7 .8 .7 10.8 (s) (s) 262.0 NA 2,572.1
1988
 1,540.7 148.9 252.8 NA 1,942.4 527.0 [10] 222.9 .9 .7 10.3 (s) (s) 234.9 NA 2,704.3
198911
 1,562.4 159.0 297.3 .5 2,019.1 529.4 [10] 269.2 5.6 7.7 14.6 .3 2.1 299.5 .3 2,848.2
1990
 1,572.1 118.9 309.5 .6 2,001.1 576.9 -3.5 289.8 7.0 11.5 15.4 .4 2.8 326.9 (s) 2,901.3
1991
 1,568.8 112.8 317.8 .7 2,000.1 612.6 -4.5 286.0 7.7 13.9 16.0 .5 3.0 327.0 .4 2,935.6
1992
 1,597.7 92.2 334.3 1.2 2,025.4 618.8 -4.2 250.0 8.5 15.9 16.1 .4 2.9 293.9 .5 2,934.4
1993
 1,665.5 105.4 342.2 1.0 2,114.1 610.3 -4.0 277.5 9.2 16.2 16.8 .5 3.0 323.2 .4 3,043.9
1994
 1,666.3 98.7 385.7 1.1 2,151.7 640.4 -3.4 254.0 9.2 17.0 15.5 .5 3.4 299.7 .2 3,088.7
1995
 1,686.1 68.1 419.2 1.9 2,175.3 673.4 -2.7 305.4 7.6 18.0 13.4 .5 3.2 348.0 .2 3,194.2
1996
 1,772.0 74.8 378.8 1.3 2,226.9 674.7 -3.1 341.2 8.4 17.8 14.3 .5 3.2 385.4 .2 3,284.1
1997
 1,820.8 86.5 399.6 1.5 2,308.4 628.6 -4.0 350.6 8.7 18.5 14.7 .5 3.3 396.3 .1 3,329.4
1998
 1,850.2 122.2 449.3 2.3 2,424.0 673.7 -4.5 317.9 8.6 19.2 14.8 .5 3.0 364.0 .2 3,457.4
1999
 1,858.6 111.5 473.0 1.6 2,444.8 728.3 -6.1 314.7 9.0 19.5 14.8 .5 4.5 362.9 .1 3,530.0
2000
 1,943.1 105.2 518.0 2.0 2,568.3 753.9 -5.5 271.3 8.9 20.3 14.1 .5 5.6 320.7 .1 3,637.5
2001
 1,882.8 119.1 554.9 .6 2,557.5 768.8 -8.8 213.7 8.3 R 12.9 13.7 .5 6.7 R 256.0 R 6.5 3,580.1
2002
 1,910.6 89.7 607.7 2.0 2,610.0 780.1 -8.7 260.5 9.0 R 13.1 14.5 .6 10.4 R 308.0 R 9.1 3,698.5
2003
 1,952.7 113.7 567.3 2.6 2,636.4 763.7 -8.5 271.5 9.5 R 13.8 14.4 .5 11.2 R 321.0 R 8.6 3,721.2
2004
 1,957.2 114.6 627.5 3.0 2,702.3 788.5 -8.5 265.1 9.7 R 13.1 14.8 .6 14.1 R 317.5 R 8.6 3,808.4
2005
 R 1,992.1 R 116.8 R 683.3 R 4.0 R 2,796.1 R 782.0 -6.6 R 267.0 R 10.6 R 13.0 R 14.7 R .6 R 17.8 R 323.7 R 7.0 R 3,902.2
2006P
 1,966.0 58.9 732.4 4.2 2,761.5 787.2 -6.9 285.2 11.0 13.8 14.8 .5 25.8 351.1 6.9 3,899.8
1Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal synfuel. 9Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, miscellaneous technologies, and,
beginning in 2001, non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived
fuels).
2Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum, and waste oil. 10Included in "Conventional Hydroelectric Power."
3Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels. 11Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only.  Beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and
independent power producers.
4Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.05 billion kilowatthours.  
5Pumped storage facility production minus energy used for pumping. Notes:  ·  The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP)
plants within the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) 22 category whose primary
business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.  ·  See Table 8.2d for commercial and
industrial CHP and electricity-only data.  ·  See Note 1, "Coverage of Electricity&