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Data for January 2026 Release Date: March 24, 2026 Next Release Date: April 23, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 2.7.B. Wood / Wood Waste Biomass: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2016-January 2026 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2016 969,841 10,950 22,905 4,520 931,465
2017 939,633 11,656 22,986 4,522 900,469
2018 929,365 10,297 21,623 4,806 892,639
2019 907,420 3,564 25,740 4,969 873,147
2020 860,062 3,051 25,022 3,595 828,394
2021 870,986 3,520 21,804 2,958 842,704
2022 819,538 4,629 21,579 3,158 790,172
2023 754,615 4,076 20,744 2,343 727,452
2024 740,218 4,445 17,219 2,295 716,259
2025 717,910 4,425 18,314 2,759 692,412
Year 2024
January 63,467 474 1,688 285 61,020
February 60,551 431 1,485 138 58,497
March 62,314 473 1,366 75 60,401
April 61,443 433 1,324 65 59,621
May 60,090 252 1,392 147 58,299
June 60,041 365 1,310 223 58,143
July 61,068 410 1,461 318 58,879
August 62,242 346 1,483 185 60,227
Sept 62,115 364 1,566 233 59,953
October 58,196 169 1,301 150 56,576
November 62,481 343 1,262 218 60,659
December 66,211 387 1,582 259 63,983
Year 2025
January 62,672 393 1,672 247 60,359
February 55,673 360 1,333 234 53,747
March 62,346 404 1,587 157 60,198
April 56,770 268 1,455 82 54,965
May 58,241 405 961 138 56,738
June 59,141 386 1,422 401 56,933
July 62,787 362 1,708 368 60,349
August 62,185 372 1,633 291 59,890
Sept 60,205 418 1,588 290 57,909
October 59,480 288 1,659 175 57,358
November 58,413 361 1,606 NM 56,347
December 59,997 409 1,690 277 57,621
Year 2026
January 58,455 365 1,465 288 56,337
Year to Date
2024 63,467 474 1,688 285 61,020
2025 62,672 393 1,672 247 60,359
2026 58,455 365 1,465 288 56,337
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 739,423 4,364 17,203 2,257 715,598
2026 713,694 4,397 18,107 NM 688,390

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 for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 and 2026 are preliminary. 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.