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Table 5.7.C. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Electricity Generation and
Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2014 - 2024 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers
Commercial
Sector
Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
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
2023 15,584 283 7,408 7,892 0
2024 15,247 283 7,138 7,827 0
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
Year 2023
January 1,340 24 654 662 0
February 1,177 15 571 591 0
March 1,250 21 609 619 0
April 1,194 21 564 609 0
May 1,311 21 625 665 0
June 1,309 26 615 668 0
July 1,396 24 661 711 0
August 1,388 28 654 705 0
September 1,281 24 612 644 0
October 1,278 27 601 649 0
November 1,276 26 590 660 0
December 1,385 24 650 710 0
Year 2024
January 1,335 21 626 688 0
February 1,206 17 566 623 0
March 1,242 13 599 630 0
April 1,191 20 539 631 0
May 1,317 29 604 684 0
June 1,274 27 586 661 0
July 1,342 28 630 684 0
August 1,352 27 641 684 0
September 1,241 24 593 624 0
October 1,244 27 575 642 0
November 1,239 24 585 630 0
December 1,265 25 595 645 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.

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