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Table 5.14. Consumption of Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector,
2025 and 2024 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State
All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  Year 2025 Year 2024 Percentage Change Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2025 Year 2024
New England 2,809 2,942 -4.5% 0 0 1,887 1,886 922 1,056 0 0
Connecticut 855 855 0.0% 0 0 855 855 0 0 0 0
Maine 136 131 3.6% 0 0 101 94 35 38 0 0
Massachusetts 1,706 1,846 -7.6% 0 0 819 828 887 1,018 0 0
New Hampshire 111 109 1.9% 0 0 111 109 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 4,796 4,873 -1.6% 0 0 1,922 1,976 2,874 2,896 0 0
New Jersey 1,277 1,271 0.5% 0 0 350 348 927 923 0 0
New York 1,760 1,790 -1.7% 0 0 293 304 1,467 1,487 0 0
Pennsylvania 1,760 1,811 -2.8% 0 0 1,279 1,324 481 487 0 0
East North Central 170 167 1.9% 39 39 0 0 131 129 0 0
Illinois 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indiana 16 15 8.8% 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 0
Michigan 115 113 1.3% 0 0 0 0 115 113 0 0
Ohio 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin 39 39 1.0% 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0
West North Central 454 482 -5.9% 228 244 210 223 16 16 0 0
Iowa 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 454 482 -5.9% 228 244 210 223 16 16 0 0
Missouri 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Atlantic 4,597 4,456 3.1% 0 0 2,444 2,397 2,153 2,059 0 0
Delaware 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 3,130 2,936 6.6% 0 0 1,924 1,823 1,205 1,113 0 0
Georgia 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maryland 520 574 -9.5% 0 0 520 574 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 947 946 0.1% 0 0 0 0 947 946 0 0
West Virginia 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East South Central 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alabama 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West South Central 6 5 24% 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0
Arkansas 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louisiana 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma 6 5 24% 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0
Texas 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mountain 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montana 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nevada 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Contiguous 157 325 -52% 0 0 157 239 0 86 0 0
California 0 95 -100% 0 0 0 10 0 86 0 0
Oregon 5 76 -93% 0 0 5 76 0 0 0 0
Washington 152 154 -1.4% 0 0 152 154 0 0 0 0
Pacific Noncontiguous 384 386 -0.7% 0 0 0 0 384 386 0 0
Alaska 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaii 384 386 -0.7% 0 0 0 0 384 386 0 0
U.S. Total 13,373 13,636 -1.9% 267 283 6,620 6,721 6,486 6,632 0 0

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.

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