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Table 8 : U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption
| a | Conventional hydroelectric power only. Hydroelectricity generated by pumped storage is not included in renewable energy. |
| b | Wood and wood-derived fuels. |
| c | Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass. |
| d | Includes small amounts of distributed solar thermal and PV energy used in the commercial, industrial, and electric power sectors. |
| e | Fuel ethanol and biodiesel consumption in the transportation sector includes production, stock change, and imports less exports. Some biodiesel may be consumed in the residential sector in heating oil. |
| - = no data available | |
| Notes: The approximate break between historical and forecast values is shown with historical data printed in bold; estimates and forecasts in italics. | |
| Historical data: Latest data available from EIA databases supporting the following reports: Electric Power Monthly, DOE/EIA-0226 and Renewable Energy Annual, DOE/EIA-0603; Petroleum Supply Monthly, DOE/EIA-0109. | |
| Minor discrepancies with published historical data are due to independent rounding. | |
| Projections: Generated by simulation of the U.S. Energy Information Administration Short-Term Energy Outlook model. |