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Historical Renewable Energy Consumption by Sector and Energy Source    
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Table 1.5b.   Historical Renewable Energy Consumption by Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2006
(Quadrillion Btu)
Sector and Energy Source 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total  6.264  5.316  5.893  6.150  6.261  6.444  6.922 
   Biomass 3.013 2.627 2.706 2.817 3.023 3.154 3.374
       Biofuelsa  0.241 0.258 0.309 0.414 0.513 0.595 0.795
       Wasteb  0.511 0.364 0.402 0.401 0.389 0.403 0.407
       Wood and Derived Fuels 2.262 2.006 1.995 2.002 2.121 2.156 2.172
   Geothermal 0.317 0.311 0.328 0.331 0.341 0.343 0.343
   Hydroelectric Conventional 2.811 2.242 2.689 2.825 2.690 2.703 2.869
   Solar/PV 0.066 0.065 0.064 0.064 0.065 0.066 0.072
   Wind 0.057 0.070 0.105 0.115 0.142 0.178 0.264
Residential 0.490 0.439 0.449 0.471 0.483 0.527 0.495
   Biomass 0.420 0.370 0.380 0.400 0.410 0.450 0.410
       Wood and Derived Fuelsc  0.420 0.370 0.380 0.400 0.410 0.450 0.410
   Geothermal 0.009 0.009 0.010 0.013 0.014 0.016 0.018
   Solar/PVd  0.061 0.060 0.059 0.058 0.059 0.061 0.067
Commercial 0.128 0.101 0.104 0.113 0.118 0.119 0.117
   Biomass 0.119 0.092 0.095 0.101 0.105 0.105 0.102
       Biofuelse  * * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
       Wasteb  0.047 0.025 0.026 0.029 0.034 0.034 0.036
       Wood and Derived Fuelsf  0.071 0.067 0.069 0.071 0.070 0.070 0.065
   Geothermal 0.008 0.008 0.009 0.011 0.012 0.014 0.014
   Hydroelectric Conventional 0.001 0.001 * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Industrial 1.930 1.721 1.723 1.731 1.861 1.884 1.999
   Biomass 1.884 1.684 1.679 1.684 1.824 1.848 1.966
       Biofuelsg  0.102 0.112 0.136 0.178 0.217 0.248 0.311
       Wasteb  0.145 0.129 0.146 0.142 0.132 0.148 0.140
       Wood and Derived Fuelsf  1.636 1.443 1.396 1.363 1.476 1.452 1.515
   Geothermal 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004
   Hydroelectric Conventional 0.042 0.033 0.039 0.043 0.033 0.032 0.029
Transportation 0.138 0.145 0.172 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483
       Biofuelsh  0.138 0.145 0.172 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483
Electric Power Sectori  3.579 2.910 3.445 3.601 3.503 3.568 3.827
 Electric Utilities 2.607 2.063 2.529 2.615 2.522 2.530 2.688
   Biomass 0.021 0.014 0.033 0.029 0.031 0.040 0.042
       Wasteb  0.014 0.008 0.022 0.012 0.011 0.013 0.015
       Wood and Derived Fuelsf  0.007 0.006 0.011 0.017 0.020 0.027 0.027
   Geothermal 0.003 0.003 0.029 0.026 0.026 0.024 0.024
   Hydroelectric Conventional 2.582 2.044 2.465 2.556 2.461 2.455 2.598
   Solar/PV * * * * * * *
   Wind * 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.010 0.023
 Independent Power Producer 0.972 0.847 0.916 0.986 0.981 1.038 1.139
   Biomass 0.432 0.323 0.347 0.368 0.357 0.365 0.370
       Wasteb  0.305 0.202 0.208 0.218 0.212 0.208 0.216
       Wood and Derived Fuelsf  0.127 0.121 0.140 0.151 0.145 0.158 0.154
   Geothermal 0.293 0.286 0.275 0.277 0.285 0.285 0.282
   Hydroelectric Conventional 0.185 0.165 0.185 0.224 0.196 0.215 0.242
   Solar/PV 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.006 0.005 0.005
   Wind 0.057 0.068 0.103 0.111 0.138 0.168 0.240
a Biofuels and biofuel losses and coproducts.
b Municipal solid waste biogenic, landfill gases, agriculture byproducts/crops, sludge waste, and other biomass solids, liquids and gases. Includes municipal solid waste nonbiogenic and tires for 1989-2000.
c Wood and wood pellet fuel
d Includes small amounts of distributed solar thermal and photovoltaic energy used in the commercial, industrial and electric power sectors.
e Ethanol primarily derived from corn.
f Black liquor, and wood/woodwaste solids and liquids.
g Ethanol primarily derived from corn and losses and coproducts from production of biodiesel and ethanol.
h Biodiesel primarily derived from soy bean oil and ethanol primarily derived from corn.
i The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-power (CHP) plants within North American Classification System (NAICS) 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
Note: Revised data are in italics. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Sources: Analysis conducted by Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels and Specific sources described as follows. Residential: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-457A/G, "Residential Energy Consumption Survey;"Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center and Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63-A, "Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey" and Form EIA-63B, "Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey." Commercial: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report," Form EIA-860B, " Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility," Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center.Industrial: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-846 (A,B,C) "Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey," Form EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report," Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility," Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report", and Form EIA-902, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center; Government Advisory Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane Recovery Yearbook; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Landfill Methane Outreach Program estimates; and losses and coproducts from the production of biodiesel and ethanol calculated as the difference between energy in feedstocks and production. Biofuels for Transportation: Biodiesel: 2001-2005: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation, Bioenergy Program estimates of production assigned to consumption and 2006 and forward: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Current Industrial Reports, Fats and Oils - Production, Consumption and Stocks, and Ethanol: 1989: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biofuels Consumption 1990, Table 10, 1990-1992: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biomass Energy Consumption 1992, Table D2, 1993-2004: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly, Tables 2 and 16. Calculated as ten percent of oxygenated finished motor gasoline field production (Table 2) plus fuel ethanol refinery input (Table 16).2005: EIA Petroleum Supply Annual 2005, Tables 1 and 15.  Calculated as motor gasoline blending components adustments (Table 1), plus finished motor gasoline adjustments (Table 1), plus fuel ethanol refinery and blender net inputs (Table 15). 2006: EIA Petroleum Supply Monthly, monthly reports, Tables 1 and 27.  Calculated as motor gaoline blending components adjustments (Table 1), plus finished motor gaosline adjustments (Table 1), plus fuel ethanol refinery and blender net inputs (Table 27).  Small amounts of ethanol consumption are distributed to the commercial and industrial sectors according to those sector's shares of U.S. motor gasoline supplied. Electric Power: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-759, ''Monthly Power Plant Report, ''Form EIA-867, ''Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report, ''Form EIA-860B, '' Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility,'' and Form EIA-906 ''Monthly Power Plant Report,'' and Form EIA-920, ''Combined Heat and Power Plant Report.''