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U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source,
2002–2008 (Quadrillion Btu)
| Energy Source |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
| Total1 |
97.927 |
100.413 |
99.960 |
99.438 |
| Fossil Fuels |
83.994 |
86.191 |
85.307 |
83.532 |
| Coal |
21.904 |
22.466 |
22.511 |
22.398 |
| Coal Coke Net Imports |
0.061 |
0.138 |
0.061 |
0.025 |
| Natural Gas2 |
23.628 |
22.993 |
22.518 |
23.814 |
| Petroleum3 |
38.401 |
40.594 |
40.217 |
37.279 |
| Electricity Net Imports |
0.072 |
0.039 |
0.060 |
0.113 |
| Nuclear Electric Power |
8.143 |
8.222 |
8.208 |
8.427 |
| Renewable Energy |
5.893 |
6.261 |
6.844 |
7.367 |
| Biomass4 |
2.706 |
3.023 |
3.277 |
3.852 |
| Biofuels |
0.309 |
0.513 |
0.758 |
1.372 |
| Waste |
0.402 |
0.389 |
0.404 |
0.436 |
| Wood Derived Fuels |
1.995 |
2.121 |
2.114 |
2.044 |
| Geothemal Energy |
0.328 |
0.341 |
0.349 |
0.360 |
| Hydroelectric Conventional |
2.689 |
2.690 |
2.890 |
2.512 |
| Solar/PV Energy |
0.064 |
0.064 |
0.070 |
0.097 |
| Wind Energy |
0.105 |
0.142 |
0.258 |
0.546 |
1. Ethanol blended into motor gasoline is
included in both "Petroleum" and "Biomass," but is counted only once in
total consumption.
2. Includes supplemental gaseous
fuels.
3. Petroleum products supplied, including
natural gas plant liquids and crude oil burned as fuel.
4. Biomass includes: biofuels, waste
(landfill gas, MSW biogenic, and other biomass), wood, and wood derived
fuels.
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