Table 5.7.B. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
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 1,986 0 522 1,273 190
2013 1,865 0 517 1,160 187
2014 1,955 0 650 1,104 200
2015 1,986 0 655 1,127 203
2016 2,232 0 885 1,134 213
2017 2,124 0 814 1,102 208
2018 2,050 0 752 1,109 189
2019 1,667 0 743 737 187
2020 1,650 0 757 705 188
2021 1,712 0 873 666 173
2022 1,647 0 401 1,246 0
Year 2020
January 146 0 73 59 13
February 139 0 69 53 16
March 138 0 62 61 15
April 139 0 61 61 16
May 148 0 67 65 16
June 131 0 67 51 13
July 135 0 59 62 15
August 149 0 64 64 21
September 122 0 51 55 15
October 132 0 60 57 14
November 129 0 57 57 16
December 141 0 67 58 16
Year 2021
January 155 0 75 63 17
February 121 0 70 45 6
March 142 0 71 57 14
April 130 0 57 56 18
May 139 0 71 54 13
June 139 0 71 51 16
July 154 0 75 63 16
August 154 0 76 62 17
September 146 0 71 60 15
October 139 0 71 54 15
November 137 0 80 44 13
December 154 0 85 57 13
Year 2022
January 148 0 38 110 0
February 130 0 31 99 0
March 129 0 30 100 0
April 125 0 29 96 0
May 143 0 34 109 0
June 141 0 32 108 0
July 148 0 37 111 0
August 151 0 34 117 0
September 137 0 32 104 0
October 127 0 32 95 0
November 139 0 34 106 0
December 129 0 38 91 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.