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Renewable Electricity Net Generation by Energy Source and Census Division                                          
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Table 1.13.   Renewable Electricity Net Generation by Energy Source and Census Division, 2006
(Thousand Kilowattthours)
Census Division Biomass Geothermal Hydroelectric Conventional Solar/PV Wind Total
Waste Wood and Derived Fuelsc 
Landfill Gas MSW Biogenica  Other Biomassb 
 Total 5,677,253 8,476,478 1,955,921 38,648,859 14,568,029 289,246,416 507,706 26,589,137 385,669,799
  New England 385,863 2,035,095 75,575 4,854,236 - 9,388,153 - 10,688 16,749,610
  Middle Atlantic 1,001,612 2,622,271 126,203 1,218,585 - 30,224,233 - 1,032,470 36,225,374
  East North Central 1,683,595 252,492 59,315 2,900,838 - 4,493,674 - 372,560 9,762,474
  West North Central 216,954 347,695 66,795 586,447 - 7,501,194 - 6,144,355 14,863,441
  South Atlantic 453,800 2,659,809 610,339 10,874,453 - 13,446,121 - 173,757 28,218,279
  East South Central 115,325 - 30,207 6,231,208 - 17,592,137 - 54,598 24,023,475
  West South Central 226,220 - 150,824 5,819,482 - 3,549,323 - 8,382,956 18,128,805
  Mountain 36,639 6,179 56,841 625,957 1,534,319 33,802,580 13,134 3,485,620 39,561,269
  Pacific Contiguous 1,557,245 363,775 637,143 5,537,139 12,821,434 167,905,306 494,572 6,851,671 196,168,284
  Pacific Noncontiguous - 189,162 142,679 514 212,276 1,343,694 - 80,462 1,968,788
a Includes paper and paper board, wood, food, leather, textiles and yard trimmings.
b Agriculture byproducts/crops, sludge waste and other biomass solids, liquids and gases.
c Black liquor, and wood/woodwaste solids and liquids.
PV=Photovoltaic
MSW=Municipal Solid Waste
*=Less than 500 kilowatthours
Note: Dash indicates the division has no data to report for that energy source. Totals may not add due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report."