Table 2.1f  Electric Power Sector Energy Consumption, 1949-2007
                      (Trillion Btu)





Year		 Primary Consumption 1
Fossil Fuels
Nuclear
Electric
Power		 Renewable Energy 2
Electricity
Net
Imports 6

Total
Primary

Coal		 Natural
Gas 3
Petroleum 4
Total		 Hydroelectric
Power 5
Geothermal
Solar/PV
Wind
Biomass
Total
1949
 1,995 569 415 2,979 0 1,349 NA NA NA 6 1,355 5 4,339
1950
 2,199 651 472 3,322 0 1,346 NA NA NA 5 1,351 6 4,679
1951
 2,507 791 400 3,697 0 1,361 NA NA NA 5 1,366 7 5,071
1952
 2,557 942 420 3,920 0 1,404 NA NA NA 6 1,411 8 5,338
1953
 2,777 1,070 514 4,362 0 1,356 NA NA NA 5 1,361 7 5,730
1954
 2,841 1,206 417 4,464 0 1,304 NA NA NA 3 1,307 8 5,780
1955
 3,458 1,194 471 5,123 0 1,322 NA NA NA 3 1,325 14 6,461
1956
 3,790 1,283 455 5,527 0 1,398 NA NA NA 2 1,400 16 6,942
1957
 3,855 1,383 498 5,737 (s) 1,480 NA NA NA 2 1,482 12 7,231
1958
 3,721 1,421 486 5,628 2 1,555 NA NA NA 2 1,557 11 7,198
1959
 4,029 1,686 552 6,267 2 1,511 NA NA NA 2 1,513 12 7,794
1960
 4,228 1,785 553 6,565 6 1,569 1 NA NA 2 1,571 15 8,158
1961
 4,355 1,889 557 6,801 20 1,621 2 NA NA 1 1,624 8 8,453
1962
 4,622 2,035 560 7,217 26 1,780 2 NA NA 1 1,784 2 9,029
1963
 5,050 2,211 585 7,846 38 1,737 4 NA NA 1 1,743 (s) 9,627
1964
 5,380 2,397 634 8,411 40 1,853 5 NA NA 2 1,859 7 10,316
1965
 5,821 2,395 722 8,938 43 2,026 4 NA NA 3 2,033 (s) 11,014
1966
 6,302 2,696 883 9,881 64 2,028 4 NA NA 3 2,036 4 11,985
1967
 6,445 2,834 1,011 10,290 88 2,311 7 NA NA 3 2,321 -1 12,698
1968
 6,994 3,245 1,181 11,421 142 2,313 9 NA NA 4 2,327 -2 13,887
1969
 7,219 3,596 1,571 12,386 154 2,614 13 NA NA 3 2,630 4 15,174
1970
 7,227 4,054 2,117 13,399 239 2,600 11 NA NA 4 2,615 7 16,259
1971
 7,299 4,099 2,495 13,893 413 2,790 12 NA NA 3 2,806 12 17,124
1972
 7,811 4,084 3,097 14,992 584 2,829 31 NA NA 3 2,864 26 18,466
1973
 8,658 3,748 3,515 15,921 910 2,827 43 NA NA 3 2,873 49 19,753
1974
 8,534 3,519 3,365 15,418 1,272 3,143 53 NA NA 3 3,199 43 19,933
1975
 8,786 3,240 3,166 15,191 1,900 3,122 70 NA NA 2 3,194 21 20,307
1976
 9,720 3,152 3,477 16,349 2,111 2,943 78 NA NA 3 3,024 29 21,513
1977
 10,262 3,284 3,901 17,446 2,702 2,301 77 NA NA 5 2,383 59 22,591
1978
 10,238 3,297 3,987 17,522 3,024 2,905 64 NA NA 3 2,973 67 23,587
1979
 11,260 3,613 3,283 18,156 2,776 2,897 84 NA NA 5 2,986 69 23,987
1980
 12,123 3,778 2,634 18,534 2,739 2,867 110 NA NA 4 2,982 71 24,327
1981
 12,583 3,730 2,202 18,516 3,008 2,725 123 NA NA 4 2,852 113 24,488
1982
 12,582 3,312 1,568 17,462 3,131 3,233 105 NA NA 3 3,341 100 24,034
1983
 13,213 2,972 1,544 17,729 3,203 3,494 129 NA (s) 4 3,627 121 24,679
1984
 14,019 3,199 1,286 18,504 3,553 3,353 165 (s) (s) 9 3,527 135 25,719
1985
 14,542 3,135 1,090 18,767 4,076 2,937 198 (s) (s) 14 3,150 140 26,132
1986
 14,444 2,670 1,452 18,566 4,380 3,038 219 (s) (s) 12 3,270 122 26,338
1987
 15,173 2,916 1,257 19,346 4,754 2,602 229 (s) (s) 15 2,846 158 27,104
1988
 15,850 2,693 1,563 20,106 5,587 2,302 217 (s) (s) 17 2,536 108 28,338
19897
 16,137 3,173 1,703 21,013 5,602 2,808 308 3 22 232 3,372 37 30,025
1990
 16,261 3,309 1,289 20,859 6,104 3,014 326 4 29 317 3,689 8 30,660
1991
 16,250 3,377 1,198 20,825 6,422 2,985 335 5 31 354 3,710 67 31,025
1992
 16,466 3,512 991 20,968 6,479 2,586 338 4 30 402 3,360 87 30,893
1993
 17,196 3,538 1,124 21,857 6,410 2,861 351 5 31 415 3,662 95 32,025
1994
 17,261 3,977 1,059 22,297 6,694 2,620 325 5 36 434 3,420 153 32,563
1995
 17,466 4,302 755 22,523 7,075 3,149 280 5 33 422 3,889 134 33,621
1996
 18,429 3,862 817 23,109 7,087 3,528 300 5 33 438 4,305 137 34,638
1997
 18,905 4,126 927 23,957 6,597 3,581 309 5 34 446 4,375 116 35,045
1998
 19,216 4,675 1,306 25,197 7,068 3,241 311 5 31 444 4,032 88 36,385
1999
 19,279 4,902 1,211 25,393 7,610 3,218 312 5 46 453 4,034 99 37,136
2000
 20,220 5,293 1,144 26,658 7,862 2,768 296 5 57 453 3,579 115 38,214
2001
 19,614 5,458 1,277 26,348 8,033 2,209 289 6 70 337 2,910 75 37,366
2002
 19,783 5,767 961 26,511 8,143 2,650 305 6 105 380 3,445 72 38,171
2003
 20,185 5,246 1,205 26,636 7,959 2,781 303 5 115 397 3,601 22 38,218
2004
 20,305 5,595 1,212 27,112 8,222 2,656 311 6 142 388 3,503 39 38,876
2005
 20,737 6,015 1,235 R 27,986 8,160 2,670 309 6 178 406 3,568 84 39,799
2006
 R 20,462 R 6,375 R 648 R 27,485 R 8,214 R 2,839 R 306 5 R 264 R 412 R 3,827 R 63 R 39,589
2007P
 20,835 7,046 660 28,542 8,415 2,440 312 6 319 427 3,503 107 40,567
1See Note 2, "Primary Energy Consumption," at end of Section 1. 6Net imports equal imports minus exports.
2See Table 10.2c for notes on series components. 7Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only.  Beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and
independent power producers.
3Natural gas only; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous fuels.  See Note 1,
"Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 6.		 R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
4See Table 5.14c for series components. Notes:  ·  Data are for fuels consumed to produce electricity and useful thermal output.  ·  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.
5Conventional hydroelectric power. Sources:  Tables 5.14c, 6.5, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2b, 10.2c, A4, A5, and A6.