Table 5.8.E. Other Waste Biomass: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2012 - 2022 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2012 46,863 0 6,914 1,796 38,153
2013 62,445 0 6,768 1,259 54,418
2014 65,201 15 6,930 1,543 56,712
2015 67,512 1 7,845 2,000 57,666
2016 57,123 18 11,252 3,569 42,284
2017 50,518 15 10,543 3,218 36,742
2018 50,338 14 10,753 3,673 35,898
2019 41,084 39 10,452 3,282 27,312
2020 43,383 18 9,358 3,166 30,841
2021 45,209 9 9,499 2,907 32,793
2022 45,181 13 9,088 2,633 33,446
Year 2020
January 4,944 0.09 1,211 294 3,438
February 4,380 0.40 1,108 282 2,990
March 4,458 8 1,208 272 2,970
April 3,656 8 622 268 2,759
May 3,428 1 560 260 2,607
June 2,615 0.07 552 264 1,799
July 2,507 0.23 467 260 1,780
August 2,665 0.07 541 257 1,866
September 2,228 0.07 453 257 1,518
October 3,827 0.07 666 254 2,907
November 4,122 0.07 902 230 2,990
December 4,553 0.16 1,068 267 3,217
Year 2021
January 4,904 1 1,088 277 3,538
February 4,172 1 1,001 259 2,912
March 4,571 2 1,059 269 3,241
April 4,005 4 996 226 2,779
May 3,913 0.13 929 187 2,797
June 2,320 0.13 380 244 1,696
July 2,620 0.13 523 226 1,870
August 2,603 0.13 467 246 1,890
September 2,739 0.13 494 246 1,999
October 3,772 0.13 435 218 3,119
November 4,556 0.13 983 242 3,330
December 5,035 1 1,144 268 3,622
Year 2022
January 4,959 0.49 1,143 247 3,568
February 4,327 0.43 1,079 237 3,010
March 5,115 0.47 1,158 244 3,712
April 4,088 0.37 672 196 3,219
May 3,785 0.38 364 221 3,199
June 2,664 0.42 515 222 1,927
July 2,521 0.45 612 197 1,712
August 2,727 0.47 558 197 1,972
September 2,339 2 440 228 1,671
October 3,637 3 536 231 2,867
November 4,198 3 953 198 3,044
December 4,821 2 1,058 214 3,546

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.