10. Renewable Energy
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10. Renewable Energy Figure 10.1 Renewable Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu) Major Sources, 1949–2020 6 Biomass [a] 4 Hydroelectric Power [b] 2 Wind [a] Solar [a] 0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 By Source, 2020 By Sector, 2020 4 8 7.0 3.0 3 6 2.6 2.1 2.0 2 4 1.2 2.3 1 2 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.3 0 0 Wind [a] Hydroelectric Wood [a] Biofuels [a] Solar [a] Waste [a] Geothermal [a] Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Electric Power [b] Power Compared With Other Resources, 1949–2020 100 Fossil Fuels 80 60 40 20 Nuclear Electric Power Renewable Energy 0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 [a] See Table 10.1 for definition. Web Page: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable. [b] Conventional hydroelectric power. Sources: Tables 1.3 and 10.1–10.2c. 176 U. S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review August 2021 Table 10.1 Renewable Energy Production and Consumption by Source (Trillion Btu) Productiona Consumption Biomass Total Biomass Total Renew- Hydro- Renew- Bio- able electric Geo- Bio- able Woodb fuelsc Totald Energye Powerf thermalg Solarh Windi Woodj Wastek fuelsl Total Energy 1950 Total .................... 1,562 NA 1,562 2,978 1,415 NA NA NA 1,562 NA NA 1,562 2,978 1955 Total .................... 1,424 NA 1,424 2,784 1,360 NA NA NA 1,424 NA NA 1,424 2,784 1960 Total .................... 1,320 NA 1,320 2,928 1,608 (s) NA NA 1,320 NA NA 1,320 2,928 1965 Total .................... 1,335 NA 1,335 3,396 2,059 2 NA NA 1,335 NA NA 1,335 3,396 1970 Total .................... 1,429 NA 1,431 4,070 2,634 6 NA NA 1,429 2 NA 1,431 4,070 1975 Total .................... 1,497 NA 1,499 4,687 3,155 34 NA NA 1,497 2 NA 1,499 4,687 1980 Total .................... 2,474 NA 2,475 5,428 2,900 53 NA NA 2,474 2 NA 2,475 5,428 1985 Total .................... 2,687 93 3,016 6,084 2,970 97 (s) (s) 2,687 236 93 3,016 6,084 1990 Total .................... 2,216 111 2,735 6,040 3,046 171 59 29 2,216 408 111 2,735 6,040 1995 Total .................... 2,370 198 3,099 6,557 3,205 152 68 33 2,370 531 200 3,101 6,559 2000 Total .................... 2,262 233 3,006 6,102 2,811 164 63 57 2,262 511 236 3,008 6,104 2005 Total .................... 2,137 561 3,101 6,221 2,703 181 58 178 2,137 403 574 3,114 6,234 2006 Total .................... 2,099 716 3,212 6,586 2,869 181 61 264 2,099 397 766 3,262 6,637 2007 Total .................... 2,089 970 3,472 6,510 2,446 186 66 341 2,089 413 983 3,485 6,523 2008 Total .................... 2,059 1,374 3,868 7,192 2,511 192 74 546 2,059 435 1,357 3,851 7,175 2009 Total .................... 1,935 1,570 3,957 7,625 2,669 200 78 721 1,935 452 1,553 3,940 7,608 2010 Total .................... 2,217 1,868 4,553 8,314 2,539 208 91 923 2,217 468 1,821 4,506 8,267 2011 Total .................... 2,213 2,029 4,704 9,300 3,103 212 112 1,168 2,213 462 1,934 4,609 9,204 2012 Total .................... 2,151 1,929 4,547 8,886 2,629 212 159 1,340 2,151 467 1,890 4,508 8,847 2013 Total .................... 2,338 1,981 4,816 9,418 2,562 214 225 1,601 2,338 496 2,014 4,848 9,451 2014 Total .................... 2,401 2,103 5,020 9,766 2,467 214 337 1,728 2,401 516 2,077 4,994 9,740 2015 Total .................... 2,312 2,161 4,992 9,729 2,321 212 427 1,777 2,312 518 2,153 4,983 9,720 2016 Total .................... 2,299 2,275 5,077 10,425 2,472 210 570 2,096 2,226 503 2,287 5,017 10,365 2017 Total .................... 2,263 2,344 5,103 11,200 2,767 210 777 2,343 2,185 495 2,304 4,983 11,080 2018 Total .................... 2,356 2,397 5,239 11,509 2,663 209 915 2,482 2,261 487 2,283 5,032 11,302 2019 January ................ 203 195 437 945 221 18 52 216 196 39 177 413 921 February .............. 184 177 397 875 204 16 56 201 176 36 172 384 862 March ................... 197 191 426 992 235 18 84 230 189 38 186 414 980 April ..................... 186 193 415 1,032 248 16 95 257 178 36 185 398 1,015 May ...................... 193 202 432 1,065 285 17 102 230 185 36 199 421 1,054 June ..................... 192 197 425 1,002 250 17 110 200 182 36 194 412 989 July ...................... 201 203 440 989 222 18 113 197 192 37 197 426 975 August ................. 204 199 440 946 201 18 109 178 193 37 194 424 930 September ........... 192 182 408 904 165 17 95 218 182 35 179 396 891 October ................ 194 192 423 932 163 16 85 246 185 37 191 413 922 November ............ 193 192 422 903 180 14 63 224 184 37 187 408 889 December ............ 202 203 444 942 191 16 53 237 192 39 194 425 922 Total .................... 2,340 2,328 5,110 11,527 2,564 201 1,017 2,635 2,236 442 2,255 4,933 11,350 2020 January ................ 189 203 432 994 226 17 66 254 182 39 187 408 970 February .............. 180 187 403 994 235 16 78 262 172 36 174 382 973 March ................... 188 184 410 995 210 19 94 263 178 38 162 379 964 April ..................... 179 113 328 917 197 18 112 262 171 36 112 319 908 May ...................... 187 137 360 1,033 271 18 132 252 179 36 146 361 1,035 June ..................... 177 164 374 1,044 259 17 130 263 167 33 167 367 1,037 July ...................... 181 181 397 999 246 18 139 198 174 35 179 388 991 August ................. 184 179 399 960 214 18 129 200 176 35 175 386 946 September ........... 179 175 388 891 171 18 109 205 169 33 174 376 879 October ................ 182 184 402 941 163 18 101 257 174 36 173 382 921 November ............ 184 186 405 999 194 18 81 300 175 35 173 383 978 December ............ 195 188 421 1,008 206 19 74 289 184 38 178 400 988 Total .................... 2,207 2,081 4,719 11,777 2,592 214 1,246 3,006 2,101 430 2,000 4,532 11,590 2021 January ................ 189 177 404 1,005 233 18 79 271 181 38 165 383 984 February .............. 171 140 345 885 197 17 88 238 162 33 149 345 884 March ................... 188 181 406 1,091 190 17 125 352 177 37 191 405 1,089 April ..................... 178 174 387 1,039 171 17 144 320 169 35 180 384 1,036 May ...................... 190 193 418 1,103 208 18 163 296 180 36 202 419 1,103 5-Month Total ..... 916 866 1,961 5,123 1,000 86 599 1,476 869 179 887 1,936 5,097 2020 5-Month Total ..... 924 824 1,933 4,934 1,139 88 481 1,293 882 185 781 1,849 4,850 2019 5-Month Total ..... 963 959 2,107 4,909 1,192 86 390 1,134 925 185 920 2,030 4,832 a For hydroelectric power, geothermal, solar, wind, and biomass waste, k Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, production equals consumption. agricultural byproducts, and other biomass. Through 2000, also includes b Wood and wood-derived fuels. Through 2015, wood production equals non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and consumption. Beginning in 2016, wood production equals consumption plus tire-derived fuels). densified biomass exports. l Fuel ethanol (minus denaturant), biodiesel, other renewable diesel fuel, and c Total biomass inputs to the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel; excludes other renewable fuels consumption; plus losses and co-products from the other biofuels. production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel. d Includes biomass waste. NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu. e Hydroelectric power, geothermal, solar, wind, and biomass. Notes: • Production data are estimates. Consumption data are estimates, f Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu by multiplying except for hydroelectric power in 1949–1978 and 1989 forward, and wind. • See by the total fossil fuels heat rate factors in Table A6). Note, "Renewable Energy Production and Consumption," at end of section. g Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu by multiplying by the • Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. total fossil fuels heat rate factors in Table A6), and geothermal heat pump and • Geographic coverage is the 50 states and the District of Columbia. direct use energy. Web Page: See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/#renewable (Excel h Solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal electricity net generation (converted and CSV files) for all available annual data beginning in 1949 and monthly data to Btu by multiplying by the total fossil fuels heat rate factors in Table A6), and solar beginning in 1973.