Table 6. Biomass Energy Consumption by Energy Source, Sector, and Census Region, 1990-1994
(Trillion Btu)
Energy Source 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Wood 2.155 2.151 2.249 2.228 2.266
Sector
Residential 581 613 645 548 537
Commercial[a] -- -- -- 44 45
Industrial* 1.562 1.528 1.593 1.625 1.673
Electric Utility 12 10 11 11 11
Census Region
Northeast 256 224 264 R277 R278
Midwest 330 290 286 R222 R223
South 1.064 1.167 1.234 R1,405 R1,437
West 505 R469 466 R324 R328
Waste[b] 395 426 460 468 488
Census Region
Northeast 119 134 148 151 157
Midwest 89 99 84 85 88
South 114 109 128 130 134
West 73 87 100 102 107
Alcohol Fuels (Ethanol) 82 65 79 88 R98
Census Region
Northeast * * * * *
Midwest 55 45 55 61 68
South 17 11 13 15 16
West 10 9 10 11 12
Total Biomass Energy
Consumption 2.632 2.642 2.788 2.784 2.852
[a]Commercial wood energy use for 1990-1992 is not included because there are no accurate data sources to provide
reliable estimates. However, from the "1986 Nonresidential Energy Consumption Survey", conducted by the Energy
Information Administration (EIA), it is estimated that commercial sector use is about 20 to 40 trillion Btu.
[b]Municipal solid waste, manufacturing waste, refuse-derived fuel, and methane recovered from landfills.
-- = Not available.
R = data revised from Energy Information Administration, Estimates of U.S. Biomass Energy Consumption 1992,
DOE/EIA-0548(92) (Washington, DC, May 1994).
*Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Sources: 1990 Wood Energy, Industrial Sector: American Paper Institute, Fact Sheet on 1990 Energy Use in the
U.S. Pulp and Paper Industry (July 1991). 1990 Wood Energy, Residential Sector: Energy Information Administration
(EIA), 1990 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. 1990 Waste Energy: EIA, Estimates of the U.S. Biofuels
Consumption 1990 (October 1991), Table ES1. 1990 Alcohol Fuels: U.S. Department of Transportation, Monthly Motor
Fuel Reported by States, FHWA-PL-92-011 (September 1991); U.S. Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Firearms, Monthly Distilled Spirits Report, Report Symbol 76 (June 1991); Alcohol Fuels Report, internal
quarterly report (September 1991). 1991 and 1992: EIA, Estimates of U.S. Biomass Energy Consumption 1992 (May
1994). 1993 and 1994 Wood Energy, Residential Sector: EIA, Form EIA-457, "1993 Residential Energy Consumption
Survey," and extrapolations from "1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey," for 1994 estimates. 1993 and 1994
Wood Energy, Commercial and Industrial Sectors: EIA, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels
(CNEAF), estimates derived from information from other government agencies, trade journals, and industry association
reports; Form EIA-846, "1991 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey." 1993 and 1994 Wood Energy, Electric
Utility Sector: EIA, Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant report." 1993 and 1994 Waste Energy: Government Advisory
Associates, Resource Recovery Yearbook and Methane Recovery Yearbook; EIA, CNEAF estimates. 1993 and 1994
Alcohol Fuels: EIA, Form EIA-819M, "Monthly Oxygenate Telephone Report."