Table 10.2c  Renewable Energy Consumption:  Electric Power Sector, 1949-2007
                          (Trillion Btu)


Year
Hydroelectric
Power 1

Geothermal 2

Solar/PV 3

Wind 4		 Biomass

Total
Wood 5 Waste 6 Total
1949
 1,349 NA NA NA 6 NA 6 1,355
1950
 1,346 NA NA NA 5 NA 5 1,351
1951
 1,361 NA NA NA 5 NA 5 1,366
1952
 1,404 NA NA NA 6 NA 6 1,411
1953
 1,356 NA NA NA 5 NA 5 1,361
1954
 1,304 NA NA NA 3 NA 3 1,307
1955
 1,322 NA NA NA 3 NA 3 1,325
1956
 1,398 NA NA NA 2 NA 2 1,400
1957
 1,480 NA NA NA 2 NA 2 1,482
1958
 1,555 NA NA NA 2 NA 2 1,557
1959
 1,511 NA NA NA 2 NA 2 1,513
1960
 1,569 1 NA NA 2 NA 2 1,571
1961
 1,621 2 NA NA 1 NA 1 1,624
1962
 1,780 2 NA NA 1 NA 1 1,784
1963
 1,737 4 NA NA 1 NA 1 1,743
1964
 1,853 5 NA NA 2 NA 2 1,859
1965
 2,026 4 NA NA 3 NA 3 2,033
1966
 2,028 4 NA NA 3 NA 3 2,036
1967
 2,311 7 NA NA 3 NA 3 2,321
1968
 2,313 9 NA NA 4 NA 4 2,327
1969
 2,614 13 NA NA 3 NA 3 2,630
1970
 2,600 11 NA NA 1 2 4 2,615
1971
 2,790 12 NA NA 1 2 3 2,806
1972
 2,829 31 NA NA 1 2 3 2,864
1973
 2,827 43 NA NA 1 2 3 2,873
1974
 3,143 53 NA NA 1 2 3 3,199
1975
 3,122 70 NA NA (s) 2 2 3,194
1976
 2,943 78 NA NA 1 2 3 3,024
1977
 2,301 77 NA NA 3 2 5 2,383
1978
 2,905 64 NA NA 2 1 3 2,973
1979
 2,897 84 NA NA 3 2 5 2,986
1980
 2,867 110 NA NA 3 2 5 2,982
1981
 2,725 123 NA NA 3 1 4 2,852
1982
 3,233 105 NA NA 2 1 3 3,341
1983
 3,494 129 NA (s) 2 2 4 3,627
1984
 3,353 165 (s) (s) 5 4 9 3,527
1985
 2,937 198 (s) (s) 8 7 14 3,150
1986
 3,038 219 (s) (s) 5 7 12 3,270
1987
 2,602 229 (s) (s) 8 7 15 2,846
1988
 2,302 217 (s) (s) 10 8 17 2,536
19897
 2,808 308 3 22 100 132 232 3,372
1990
 3,014 326 4 29 129 188 317 3,689
1991
 2,985 335 5 31 126 229 354 3,710
1992
 2,586 338 4 30 140 262 402 3,360
1993
 2,861 351 5 31 150 265 415 3,662
1994
 2,620 325 5 36 152 282 434 3,420
1995
 3,149 280 5 33 125 296 422 3,889
1996
 3,528 300 5 33 138 300 438 4,305
1997
 3,581 309 5 34 137 309 446 4,375
1998
 3,241 311 5 31 137 308 444 4,032
1999
 3,218 312 5 46 138 315 453 4,034
2000
 2,768 296 5 57 134 318 453 3,579
2001
 2,209 289 6 70 126 211 337 2,910
2002
 2,650 305 6 105 150 230 380 3,445
2003
 2,781 303 5 115 167 230 397 3,601
2004
 2,656 311 6 142 165 223 388 3,503
2005
 2,670 309 6 178 185 221 406 3,568
2006
 R 2,839 R 306 5 R 264 R 182 R 231 R 412 R 3,827
2007P
 2,440 312 6 319 184 243 427 3,503
1Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate). 7Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only.  Beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and
independent power producers.
2Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the geothermal energy plants heat rate). R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
3Solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled
plants heat rate).		 Notes:  ·  The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP)
plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to
the public.  ·  See Note 3, "Electricity Imports and Exports," at end of Section 8.  ·  Totals may not equal
sum of components due to independent rounding.
4Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate). Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html.
5Wood and wood-derived fuels. Sources:  Tables 8.2b, 8.5b, 8.7b, and A6.
6Municipal 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).