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In 2010, biomass accounted for about 76% of the renewable energy used in the residential sector and about 85% of
the renewable energy used in the commercial sector.
Biomass
Wood b
Hydroelectric
Wood b Waste e
Fuel
Geo-
Ethanol Total thermal c
Geothermal
Total
1973 354 NA NA 354 NA 7 NA NA 7 NA 7
1974 371 NA NA 371 NA 7 NA NA 7 NA 7
1975 425 NA NA 425 NA 8 NA NA 8 NA 8
1976 482 NA NA 482 NA 9 NA NA 9 NA 9
1977 542 NA NA 542 NA 10 NA NA 10 NA 10
1978 622 NA NA 622 NA 12 NA NA 12 NA 12
1979 728 NA NA 728 NA 14 NA NA 14 NA 14
1980 850 NA NA 850 NA 21 NA NA 21 NA 21
1981 870 NA NA 870 NA 21 NA 0 21 NA 21
1982 970 NA NA 970 NA 22 NA 0 22 NA 22
1983 970 NA NA 970 NA 22 NA 0 22 NA 22
1984 980 NA NA 980 NA 22 NA 0 22 NA 22
1985 1010 NA NA 1010 NA 24 NA 0 24 NA 24
1986 920 NA NA 920 NA 27 NA 0 27 NA 27
1987 850 NA NA 850 NA 29 NA 1 30 NA 30
1988 910 NA NA 910 NA 32 NA 1 33 NA 33
1989 920 5 52 977 1 76 22 1 99 3 102
1990 580 6 56 641 1 66 28 0 94 3 98
1991 610 6 57 673 1 68 26 0 95 3 100
1992 640 6 59 706 1 72 32 0 105 3 109
1993 550 7 61 618 1 76 33 0 109 3 114
1994 520 6 63 589 1 72 35 0 106 4 112
1995 520 7 64 591 1 72 40 0 113 5 118
1996 540 7 65 612 1 76 53 0 129 5 135
1997 430 8 64 502 1 73 58 0 131 6 138
1998 380 8 64 452 1 64 54 0 118 7 127
1999 390 9 63 461 1 67 54 0 121 7 129
2000 420 9 60 489 1 71 47 0 119 8 128
2001 370 9 59 438 1 67 25 0 92 8 101
2002 380 10 57 448 0 69 26 0 95 9 104
2003 400 13 57 470 1 71 29 1 101 11 113
2004 410 14 57 481 1 70 34 1 105 12 118
2005 430 16 58 504 1 70 34 1 105 14 119
2006 390 18 63 472 1 65 36 1 102 14 117
2007 430 22 70 522 1 69 31 2 102 14 118
2008 450 26 80 556 1 73 34 2 109 15 125
2009 430 33 89 552 1 72 36 3 112 17 129
2010 420 37 97 554 1 70 34 3 108 19 127
c Solar d
Residential Sector Commercial Sector
Total
a
Biomass
Year
Source:
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review , June 2011, Table 10.2a,
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/renew.html
Note: NA = Not available.
Section: INTRODUCTION
Renewable Energy Consumption for Residential and Commercial Sectors, 1973-2010
(Trillion Btu)
a
Commercial sector fuel use, including that at commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricityonly
plants.
b
Wood, black liquor, and other wood waste.
c
Geothermal heat pump and direct use energy.
d
Solar thermal direct use energy and photovoltaic electricity generation. Small amounts of commercial sector are
included in the residential sector.
e
Municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, tires, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Biomass Energy Data Book – 2011 – http://cta.ornl.gov/bedb