A complete analysis of
the Renewable,
Alternative & Hydrogen Energy industry, including trends, statistics
and profiles of the 250 most successful Renewable,
Alternative & Hydrogen Energy
companies, is available in the Renewable,
Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Almanac.
|
U.S. Alternative
Energy Industry Overview |
| |
| Total
U.S. Energy Production, 2004 |
70,369,000 |
Bil.
Btus |
EIA |
| Total
U.S. Renewable Energy Production, 2004 |
6,116,000 |
Bil.
Btus |
EIA |
| Conventional
Hydroelectric Power |
2,725,000 |
Bil.
Btus |
EIA |
| Wood,
Waste, Alcohol |
2,845,000 |
Bil.
Btus |
EIA |
| Geothermal |
340,000 |
Bil.
Btus |
EIA |
| Solar |
63,000 |
Bil.
Btus |
EIA |
| Wind |
143,000 |
Bil.
Btus |
EIA |
| Electricity
Net Generation From Renewable Energy Sources, 2004 |
|
|
| Conventional
Hydroelectric |
269 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Biomass |
60 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
|
Wood/Wood Waste |
37 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
|
MSW/Landfill Gas |
19 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
|
Other Biomass |
3 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Geothermal |
14 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Wind |
14 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Solar |
0.5 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| U.S.
Estimated Non-Hydroelectric Renewable Electricity
Generation, 2010 |
|
| Biomass |
70 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Municipal
Solid Waste |
27 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Wind |
25 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Geothermal |
24 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Solar |
2 |
Bil.
kWhs |
EIA |
| Percent
Share of U.S. Energy Consumption, 2004 |
|
|
|
| Petroleum |
41 |
% |
EIA |
| Coal |
22 |
% |
EIA |
| Natural
Gas |
23 |
% |
EIA |
| Nuclear
Power |
8 |
% |
EIA |
| Renewable |
6 |
% |
EIA |
|
Biomass |
47 |
% |
EIA |
|
Hydroelectric |
45 |
% |
EIA |
|
Geothermal |
5 |
% |
EIA |
|
Wind |
2 |
% |
EIA |
|
Solar |
1 |
% |
EIA |
| U.S.
Wind Generating Capacity, 1990 |
1,300 |
MWs |
AWEA |
| U.S.
Wind Generating Capacity, 2005 |
6,740 |
MWs |
AWEA |
| Number
of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in U.S., 2004 |
547,984 |
|
EIA |
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EIA = U.S. Energy
Information Administration
AWEA = American Wind Energy Association
Btu = British Thermal Unit
KWhs = Kilowatt-Hours
MW = Megawatt
MSW = Municipal Solid Waste
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