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primary energy production
Coal production, waste coal supplied, and coal refuse recovery
Crude oil and lease condensate production
Natural gas plant liquids production
Dry natural gas excluding supplemental gaseous fuels production
Nuclear electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the nuclear plant heat rates)
Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity)
Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity), and geothermal heat pump energy and geothermal direct use energy
Solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity), and solar thermal direct use energy
Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity)
Wood and wood-derived fuels production
Biomass waste consumption
Fuel ethanol and biodiesel feedstock and renewable diesel and other biofuels production
Note: In some EIA publications, conventional hydroelectricity net generation, geothermal electricity net generation, solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (both utility-scale and small-scale), and wind electricity net generation are converted to Btu using the average annual heat rate of fossil-fueled plants, under definitions used prior to September 2023.
Primary energy production: Production of primary energy. The U.S. Energy Information Administration includes the following in U.S. primary energy production:
Note: In some EIA publications, conventional hydroelectricity net generation, geothermal electricity net generation, solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (both utility-scale and small-scale), and wind electricity net generation are converted to Btu using the average annual heat rate of fossil-fueled plants, under definitions used prior to September 2023.