Table 10.1  Renewable Energy Production and Consumption by Primary Energy Source, 1949-2006
                       (Trillion Btu)




Year		 Production 1 Consumption
Biomass Total
Renewable
Energy 4		 Hydro-
electric
Power 5
Geo-
thermal 6

Solar/PV 7

Wind 8		 Biomass Total
Renewable
Energy
Biofuels 2 Total 3 Wood 9 Waste 10 Biofuels 11 Total
1949
 NA 1,549 2,974 1,425 NA NA NA 1,549 NA NA 1,549 2,974
1950
 NA 1,562 2,978 1,415 NA NA NA 1,562 NA NA 1,562 2,978
1951
 NA 1,535 2,958 1,424 NA NA NA 1,535 NA NA 1,535 2,958
1952
 NA 1,474 2,940 1,466 NA NA NA 1,474 NA NA 1,474 2,940
1953
 NA 1,419 2,831 1,413 NA NA NA 1,419 NA NA 1,419 2,831
1954
 NA 1,394 2,754 1,360 NA NA NA 1,394 NA NA 1,394 2,754
1955
 NA 1,424 2,784 1,360 NA NA NA 1,424 NA NA 1,424 2,784
1956
 NA 1,416 2,851 1,435 NA NA NA 1,416 NA NA 1,416 2,851
1957
 NA 1,334 2,849 1,516 NA NA NA 1,334 NA NA 1,334 2,849
1958
 NA 1,323 2,915 1,592 NA NA NA 1,323 NA NA 1,323 2,915
1959
 NA 1,353 2,901 1,548 NA NA NA 1,353 NA NA 1,353 2,901
1960
 NA 1,320 2,929 1,608 1 NA NA 1,320 NA NA 1,320 2,929
1961
 NA 1,295 2,953 1,656 2 NA NA 1,295 NA NA 1,295 2,953
1962
 NA 1,300 3,119 1,816 2 NA NA 1,300 NA NA 1,300 3,119
1963
 NA 1,323 3,098 1,771 4 NA NA 1,323 NA NA 1,323 3,098
1964
 NA 1,337 3,228 1,886 5 NA NA 1,337 NA NA 1,337 3,228
1965
 NA 1,335 3,398 2,059 4 NA NA 1,335 NA NA 1,335 3,398
1966
 NA 1,369 3,435 2,062 4 NA NA 1,369 NA NA 1,369 3,435
1967
 NA 1,340 3,694 2,347 7 NA NA 1,340 NA NA 1,340 3,694
1968
 NA 1,419 3,778 2,349 9 NA NA 1,419 NA NA 1,419 3,778
1969
 NA 1,440 4,102 2,648 13 NA NA 1,440 NA NA 1,440 4,102
1970
 NA 1,431 4,076 2,634 11 NA NA 1,429 2 NA 1,431 4,076
1971
 NA 1,432 4,268 2,824 12 NA NA 1,430 2 NA 1,432 4,268
1972
 NA 1,503 4,398 2,864 31 NA NA 1,501 2 NA 1,503 4,398
1973
 NA 1,529 4,433 2,861 43 NA NA 1,527 2 NA 1,529 4,433
1974
 NA 1,540 4,769 3,177 53 NA NA 1,538 2 NA 1,540 4,769
1975
 NA 1,499 4,723 3,155 70 NA NA 1,497 2 NA 1,499 4,723
1976
 NA 1,713 4,768 2,976 78 NA NA 1,711 2 NA 1,713 4,768
1977
 NA 1,838 4,249 2,333 77 NA NA 1,837 2 NA 1,838 4,249
1978
 NA 2,038 5,039 2,937 64 NA NA 2,036 1 NA 2,038 5,039
1979
 NA 2,152 5,166 2,931 84 NA NA 2,150 2 NA 2,152 5,166
1980
 NA 2,476 5,485 2,900 110 NA NA 2,474 2 NA 2,476 5,485
1981
 R 13 R 2,596 R 5,477 2,758 123 NA NA 2,496 88 R 13 R 2,596 R 5,477
1982
 R 35 R 2,664 R 6,034 3,266 105 NA NA 2,510 119 R 35 R 2,664 R 6,034
1983
 R 63 R 2,904 R 6,561 3,527 129 NA (s) 2,684 157 R 63 R 2,904 R 6,561
1984
 R 77 R 2,971 R 6,522 3,386 165 (s) (s) 2,686 208 R 77 R 2,971 R 6,522
1985
 R 93 R 3,016 R 6,185 2,970 198 (s) (s) 2,687 236 R 93 R 3,016 R 6,185
1986
 R 107 R 2,932 R 6,223 3,071 219 (s) (s) 2,562 263 R 107 R 2,932 R 6,223
1987
 R 123 R 2,875 R 5,739 2,635 229 (s) (s) 2,463 289 R 123 R 2,875 R 5,739
1988
 R 124 R 3,016 R 5,568 2,334 217 (s) (s) 2,577 315 R 124 R 3,016 R 5,568
1989
 R 126 R 3,160 R 6,391 2,837 317 55 22 2,680 354 R 126 R 3,160 R 6,391
1990
 R 111 R 2,735 R 6,206 3,046 336 60 29 2,216 408 R 111 R 2,735 R 6,206
1991
 R 129 R 2,782 R 6,238 3,016 346 63 31 2,214 440 R 129 R 2,782 R 6,238
1992
 R 146 R 2,933 R 5,993 2,617 349 64 30 2,313 473 R 146 R 2,933 R 5,993
1993
 R 171 R 2,910 R 6,263 2,892 364 66 31 2,260 479 R 171 R 2,910 R 6,262
1994
 R 190 R 3,030 R 6,155 2,683 338 69 36 2,324 515 R 190 R 3,030 R 6,155
1995
 R 200 R 3,102 R 6,703 3,205 294 70 33 2,370 531 R 202 R 3,104 R 6,705
1996
 R 143 R 3,157 R 7,167 3,590 316 71 33 2,437 577 R 145 R 3,159 R 7,168
1997
 R 190 R 3,111 R 7,180 3,640 325 70 34 R 2,371 551 R 187 R 3,108 R 7,178
1998
 R 206 R 2,933 R 6,659 3,297 328 70 31 2,184 542 R 205 R 2,931 R 6,657
1999
 R 215 R 2,969 R 6,683 3,268 331 69 46 R 2,214 540 R 213 R 2,967 R 6,681
2000
 R 238 R 3,010 R 6,262 2,811 317 66 57 R 2,262 511 R 241 R 3,013 R 6,264
2001
 R 260 R 2,629 R 5,318 2,242 311 65 70 2,006 R 364 R 258 R 2,627 R 5,315
2002
 R 314 R 2,712 R 5,899 2,689 328 64 105 1,995 R 402 R 309 R 2,706 R 5,893
2003
 R 412 R 2,816 R 6,149 2,825 331 64 115 2,002 R 401 R 414 R 2,817 R 6,151
2004
 R 501 R 3,011 R 6,248 2,690 341 65 142 2,121 R 389 R 513 R 3,023 R 6,261
2005
 R 581 R 3,101 R 6,391 R 2,703 R 343 R 66 R 178 R 2,116 R 403 R 594 R 3,114 R 6,404
2006P
 708 3,227 6,794 2,889 349 70 258 2,114 404 758 3,277 6,844
1Production equals consumption for all renewable energy sources except biofuels. 9Wood and wood-derived fuels.
2Total biomass inputs to the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel. 10Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and
other biomass.  Through 2000, also includes non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from
non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
3Wood, waste, ethanol, and biodiesel. 11Fuel ethanol and biodiesel consumption, plus losses and co-products from the production of fuel
ethanol and biodiesel.
4Hydroelectric power, geothermal, solar/PV, wind, and biomass. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
5Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate). Notes:  ·  See Note, "Renewable Energy Production and Consumption," at end of section.  ·  See Table
E1 for estimated renewable energy consumption for 1635-1945.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding.
6Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the geothermal energy plants heat rate),
and geothermal heat pump and direct use energy.		 Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html.
7Solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled
plants heat rate), and solar thermal direct use energy.		 Sources:  Biofuels:  Table 10.3.   All Other Data:  Tables 10.2a-c.
8Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate).