Table 5.7.A. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2013 - 2023 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers
Commercial
Sector
Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2013 17,007 456 14,057 2,485 8
2014 16,706 444 13,809 2,447 6
2015 16,631 452 13,797 2,375 8
2016 16,994 464 13,953 2,566 11
2017 16,348 422 13,381 2,537 8
2018 16,783 467 13,859 2,448 9
2019 15,559 297 12,941 2,310 10
2020 15,516 280 12,975 2,251 10
2021 15,223 252 12,442 2,521 7
2022 14,589 274 7,346 6,969 0
2023 13,916 283 6,960 6,674 0
Year 2021
January 1,270 20 1,035 214 1
February 1,122 10 937 176 0
March 1,274 17 1,055 202 0
April 1,238 23 1,004 211 0.18
May 1,245 24 1,018 203 1
June 1,300 26 1,063 211 1
July 1,361 9 1,121 230 1
August 1,350 27 1,093 230 1
September 1,303 23 1,060 219 1
October 1,248 23 1,029 196 1
November 1,216 27 977 212 1
December 1,295 24 1,051 219 0.40
Year 2022
January 1,214 22 645 547 0
February 1,117 20 567 530 0
March 1,215 17 638 560 0
April 1,207 23 592 591 0
May 1,225 28 607 589 0
June 1,248 25 622 601 0
July 1,272 25 634 612 0
August 1,246 28 623 595 0
September 1,199 18 604 577 0
October 1,211 24 592 595 0
November 1,212 23 593 595 0
December 1,224 21 626 577 0
Year 2023
January 1,205 24 616 564 0
February 1,048 15 539 494 0
March 1,112 21 575 516 0
April 1,065 21 533 512 0
May 1,170 21 591 558 0
June 1,180 26 582 572 0
July 1,248 24 620 604 0
August 1,235 28 614 592 0
September 1,140 24 572 544 0
October 1,156 27 564 565 0
November 1,131 26 546 559 0
December 1,226 24 607 595 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.