Table 5.7.A. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2012 - 2022 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2012 16,968 418 14,235 2,304 12
2013 17,007 456 14,057 2,485 8
2014 16,706 444 13,809 2,447 6
2015 16,631 452 13,797 2,375 8
2016 16,994 464 13,953 2,566 11
2017 16,348 422 13,381 2,537 8
2018 16,783 467 13,859 2,448 9
2019 15,559 297 12,941 2,310 10
2020 15,516 280 12,975 2,251 10
2021 15,223 252 12,442 2,521 7
2022 14,589 274 7,346 6,969 0
Year 2020
January 1,323 19 1,107 196 1
February 1,204 14 1,014 175 1
March 1,331 26 1,109 195 1
April 1,266 25 1,061 179 1
May 1,312 24 1,094 192 1
June 1,222 25 1,010 187 1
July 1,355 26 1,130 199 1
August 1,380 26 1,160 194 1
September 1,274 23 1,072 179 1
October 1,259 24 1,052 183 1
November 1,255 24 1,046 184 1
December 1,334 22 1,121 190 1
Year 2021
January 1,270 20 1,035 214 1
February 1,122 10 937 176 0
March 1,274 17 1,055 202 0
April 1,238 23 1,004 211 0.18
May 1,245 24 1,018 203 1
June 1,300 26 1,063 211 1
July 1,361 9 1,121 230 1
August 1,350 27 1,093 230 1
September 1,303 23 1,060 219 1
October 1,248 23 1,029 196 1
November 1,216 27 977 212 1
December 1,295 24 1,051 219 0.40
Year 2022
January 1,214 22 645 547 0
February 1,117 20 567 530 0
March 1,215 17 638 560 0
April 1,207 23 592 591 0
May 1,225 28 607 589 0
June 1,248 25 622 601 0
July 1,272 25 634 612 0
August 1,246 28 623 595 0
September 1,199 18 604 577 0
October 1,211 24 592 595 0
November 1,212 23 593 595 0
December 1,224 21 626 577 0

Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed.
The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. See Glossary for definitions.
Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report, and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report.