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Industrial Biomass Energy Consumption and Electricity Net Generation by Primary Purpose of Business
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Table 1.8.   Industrial Biomass Energy Consumption and Electricity Net Generation by Primary Purpose of Business and Energy Source, 2006
Industry Energy Source Biomass Energy Consumption (Trillon Btus) Net Generation (Million Kilowatthours)
Total For Electricity For Useful Thermal Output
Total  Total 1966.043 357.655 1608.388 28,897
Agriculture, Forestry Total 13.199 2.888 10.310 181
  and Mining Agricultural Byproducts/Crops 13.199 2.888 10.310 181
Manufacturing Total 1868.156 354.767 1513.389 28,716
  Food and Kindred Total 38.034 1.325 36.708 98
  Products Agricultural Byproducts/Crops 34.687 0.937 33.750 29
  Other Biomass Gases 0.610 0.042 0.568 8
  Other Biomass Liquids 0.069 0.069 0.000 6
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids 2.668 0.278 2.390 56
  Lumber  Total 251.939 16.839 235.099 1,327
  Sludge Waste 0.073 0.015 0.058 2
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids 251.865 16.824 235.041 1,326
  Paper and Allied Total 1256.298 334.917 921.381 27,190
  Products Agricultural Byproducts/Crops 1.381 0.065 1.316 6
  Black Liquor 853.151 220.683 632.467 17,949
  Landfill Gas 0.046 0.007 0.039 1
  Municipal Solid Waste Biogenica  1.362 0.272 1.089 24
  Other Biomass Gases 0.267 0.031 0.237 4
  Other Biomass Liquids 0.004 0.001 0.003 0
  Other Biomass Solids 4.319 0.570 3.749 112
  Sludge Waste 5.331 2.275 3.056 171
  Wood/Wood Waste Liquids 26.976 3.831 23.146 154
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids 363.462 107.182 256.280 8,768
  Chemicals and Total 4.521 0.860 3.661 34
  Allied Products Landfill Gas 0.160 0.078 0.082 4
  Municipal Solid Waste Biogenica  0.790 0.079 0.711 10
  Other Biomass Liquids 0.161 0.014 0.146 3
  Other Biomass Solids 0.005 0.000 0.005 0
  Sludge Waste 0.389 0.000 0.389 0
  Wood/Wood Waste Solids 3.016 0.689 2.328 17
  Biorefineries Total 301.177 0.000 301.177 0
  Biofuel Losses and Coproductsb  301.177 0.000 301.177 0
    Biodiesel Feedstock 0.441 0.000 0.441 0
    Ethanol Feedstock 300.736 0.000 300.736 0
  Otherc  Total 16.187 0.824 15.363 66
Nonspecifiedd  Total 84.688 0 84.688 0
  Ethanol 9.429 0 9.429 0
  Landfill Gas 72.996 0 72.996 0
  Municipal Solid Waste Biogenica  2.263 0 2.263 0
a Includes paper and paper board, wood, food, leather, textiles and yard trimmings
b Losses and coproducts from production of biodiesel and ethanol calculated as the difference between energy in feedstocks and production.
c Other includes Apparel; Petroleum Refining; Rubber and Misc. Plastic Products; Transportation Equipment; Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products; Furniture and Fixtures; and related industries.
d Primary purpose of business is not specified.
- = Not Applicable.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Government Advisory Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane Recovery Yearbook; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Landfill Government Advisory Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane Recovery Yearbook; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Landfl Methane Outreach Program estimates; Ethanol and biofuel losses and coproducts: Table 2 of this report; and analysis conducted by the Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels.