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Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source                                          

Table 2.   Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2003-2007
(Quadrillion Btu)
Sector and Source 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total  6.150 6.261 6.444 6.922 6.830
  Biomass 2.817 3.023 3.154 3.374 3.615
    Biofuels 0.414 0.513 0.595 0.795 1.018
      Biodiesela 0.002 0.004 0.012 0.032 0.063
      Biodiesel Feedstockb * * * * 0.001
      Ethanolc 0.238 0.299 0.342 0.462 0.577
      Ethanol Feedstockd 0.174 0.210 0.241 0.301 0.378
    Waste 0.401 0.389 0.403 0.407 0.431
      Landfill Gas 0.141 0.144 0.148 0.150 0.174
      MSW Biogenice 0.165 0.164 0.168 0.171 0.174
      Other Biomassf 0.096 0.081 0.088 0.086 0.083
    Wood and Derived Fuels 2.002 2.121 2.156 2.172 2.165
  Geothermal 0.331 0.341 0.343 0.343 0.353
  Hydroelectric Conventional  2.825 2.690 2.703 2.869 2.463
  Solar/PV  0.064 0.065 0.066 0.072 0.080
  Wind  0.115 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.319
Residential 0.471 0.483 0.527 0.495 0.556
  Biomass 0.400 0.410 0.450 0.410 0.460
    Wood and Derived Fuelsg 0.400 0.410 0.450 0.410 0.460
  Geothermal 0.013 0.014 0.016 0.018 0.022
  Solar/PVh 0.058 0.059 0.061 0.067 0.074
Commercial 0.113 0.118 0.119 0.117 0.119
  Biomass 0.101 0.105 0.105 0.102 0.104
    Biofuels 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002
      Ethanolc 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002
    Waste 0.029 0.034 0.034 0.036 0.037
      Landfill Gas 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005
      MSW Biogenic 0.022 0.025 0.025 0.026 0.025
      Other Biomassf 0.005 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007
    Wood and Derived Fuelsi 0.071 0.070 0.070 0.065 0.065
  Geothermal 0.011 0.012 0.014 0.014 0.014
  Hydroelectric Conventional 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Industrial 1.731 1.861 1.884 1.999 2.025
  Biomass 1.684 1.824 1.848 1.966 1.998
    Biofuels 0.178 0.217 0.248 0.311 0.391
      Ethanolc 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.009 0.012
      Losses and Coproducts 0.174 0.210 0.241 0.301 0.379
        Biodiesel Feedstockb * * * * 0.001
        Ethanol Feedstockd 0.174 0.210 0.241 0.301 0.378
    Waste 0.142 0.132 0.148 0.140 0.151
      Landfill Gas 0.076 0.075 0.081 0.074 0.089
      MSW Biogenice 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.006 0.006
      Other Biomassf 0.062 0.050 0.061 0.061 0.055
    Wood and Derived Fuelsi 1.363 1.476 1.452 1.515 1.457
  Geothermal 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.005
  Hydroelectric Conventional 0.043 0.033 0.032 0.029 0.023
Transportation 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.626
  Biofuels 0.235 0.296 0.346 0.483 0.626
    Biodiesela 0.002 0.004 0.012 0.032 0.063
    Ethanolc 0.233 0.292 0.334 0.451 0.564
Electric Powerj 3.601 3.503 3.568 3.827 3.503
  Biomass 0.397 0.388 0.406 0.412 0.427
    Waste 0.230 0.223 0.221 0.231 0.243
      Landfill Gas 0.063 0.066 0.065 0.073 0.080
      MSW Biogenic 0.138 0.133 0.136 0.139 0.143
      Other Biomassf 0.029 0.023 0.020 0.019 0.021
    Wood and Derived Fuelsi 0.167 0.165 0.185 0.182 0.184
  Geothermal 0.303 0.311 0.309 0.306 0.312
  Hydroelectric Conventional 2.781 2.656 2.670 2.839 2.440
  Solar/PV 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.006
  Wind 0.115 0.142 0.178 0.264 0.319
a Biodiesel primarily derived from soy bean oil.
b Difference between the energy in biodiesel feedstocks (principally soy bean oil) and the energy in biodiesel consumed in the transportation sector.
c Ethanol primarily derived from corn.
d Difference between energy in ethanol feedstocks (primarily corn) and its coproducts (wet and dry distiller grains), and the energy in ethanol consumed in the transportation sector.
e Includes paper and paper board, wood, food, leather, textiles and yard trimmings.
f Agriculture byproducts/crops, sludge waste, and other biomass solids, liquids and gases.
g Wood and wood pellet fuels.
h Includes small amounts of distributed solar thermal and photovoltaic energy used in the commercial, industrial and electric power sectors.
i Black liquor, and wood/woodwaste solids and liquids.
j 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: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.  Data for 2007 is preliminary.
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-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-906, "Power Plant Report" and Form EIA-920, "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: 2001-2004: EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual, 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 gasoline blending  components adjustments (Table 1), plus finished motor gasoline 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-906, ''Power Plant Report'' and Form EIA-920, ''Combined Heat and Power Plant Report.''