Table 9.12  U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption by Sector, 1989-1999 

  Residential and        
Year commercial Industrial Transportation Electric utility Total
           
  quadrillion Btu
           
1989 1.012 2.250 0.071 3.137 6.470
1990 0.682 2.242 0.082 3.253 6.260
1991 0.719 2.254 0.065 3.330 6.367
1992 0.756 2.357 0.078 2.976 6.167
1993 0.664 2.447 0.088 3.225 6.424
1994 0.656 2.610 0.097 3.024 6.387
1995 0.717 2.685 0.104 3.457 6.963
1996 0.722 2.798 0.074 3.888 7.482
1997 0.558 2.813 0.097 3.890 7.358
1998 0.503 2.844 0.105 3.532 6.984
1999 0.539 3.373 0.112 3.349 7.373

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 1999, Table 10.2, p. 255, DOE/EIA-0384(99) (GPO, Washington, DC, 2000).

Notes: Renewable energy refers to energy derived from the following sources: conventional hydroelectric power, geothermal power, biofuels, solar energy, and wind energy. Hydroelectricity generated by pumped storage is not included in renewable energy estimates. Conventional hydroelectric power includes electricity net imports from Canada that are derived from hydroelectric energy. Geothermal power includes electricity imports from Mexico that are derived from geothermal energy. Geothermal includes only grid-connected electricity; excludes shaft power and remote electrical power. Biofuels are wood, wood waste, peat, wood sludge, municipal solid waste, agricultural waste, straw, tires, landfill gases, fish oil, and/or other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline. Solar energy includes photovoltaic energy. Wind energy includes only grid-connected electricity; excludes direct heat applications. Previous-year data may have been revised. Current-year data are preliminary and may be revised in future publications.

Last Updated on Wednesday, October 11, 2000