Table 5.7.C. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Electricity Generation and
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 18,954 418 14,757 3,577 203
2013 18,871 456 14,574 3,646 195
2014 18,661 444 14,459 3,551 206
2015 18,617 452 14,452 3,502 211
2016 19,226 464 14,838 3,700 224
2017 18,473 422 14,195 3,639 216
2018 18,833 467 14,611 3,557 197
2019 17,225 297 13,684 3,047 197
2020 17,166 280 13,732 2,956 198
2021 16,934 252 13,315 3,187 180
2022 16,236 274 7,747 8,215 0
Year 2020
January 1,469 19 1,180 256 14
February 1,342 14 1,083 228 17
March 1,469 26 1,171 256 16
April 1,405 25 1,122 241 17
May 1,459 24 1,161 257 17
June 1,353 25 1,077 238 14
July 1,491 26 1,188 261 16
August 1,530 26 1,224 258 22
September 1,397 23 1,123 234 16
October 1,391 24 1,112 240 15
November 1,384 24 1,102 241 16
December 1,475 22 1,188 248 17
Year 2021
January 1,425 20 1,110 277 17
February 1,243 10 1,007 221 6
March 1,415 17 1,126 259 14
April 1,369 23 1,061 267 18
May 1,384 24 1,089 257 14
June 1,439 26 1,134 262 17
July 1,515 9 1,196 294 16
August 1,504 27 1,168 292 18
September 1,449 23 1,130 279 16
October 1,388 23 1,099 249 16
November 1,353 27 1,056 256 14
December 1,449 24 1,136 276 13
Year 2022
January 1,362 22 683 657 0
February 1,248 20 598 629 0
March 1,344 17 668 660 0
April 1,332 23 621 687 0
May 1,368 28 642 697 0
June 1,389 25 655 709 0
July 1,420 25 671 723 0
August 1,397 28 657 712 0
September 1,336 18 636 682 0
October 1,338 24 624 690 0
November 1,351 23 627 701 0
December 1,353 21 664 668 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.