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Table 8. U.S. Renewable Energy Supply and Consumption Quadrillion Btu
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Supply
Hydroelectric Power^a	2.869	2.446	2.452	2.561	2.605
Geothermal	0.343	0.349	0.358	0.355	0.382
Solar	0.072	0.081	0.091	0.090	0.094
Wind	0.264	0.341	0.514	0.654	0.820
Wood	2.152	2.142	2.041	1.971	1.969
Ethanol^b	0.412	0.549	0.784	0.898	1.003
Biodiesel^b	0.032	0.062	0.087	0.067	0.088
Other Renewables	0.414	0.430	0.431	0.427	0.453
Total	6.557	6.401	6.758	7.020	7.414
Consumption
Electric Power Sector
Hydroelectric Power^a	2.839	2.431	2.432	2.535	2.586
Geothermal	0.306	0.312	0.312	0.309	0.336
Solar	0.005	0.006	0.008	0.008	0.012
Wind	0.264	0.341	0.514	0.654	0.820
Wood	0.182	0.186	0.181	0.178	0.180
Other Renewables	0.231	0.237	0.242	0.242	0.261
Subtotal	3.827	3.513	3.690	3.924	4.195
Industrial Sector
Hydroelectric Power^a	0.029	0.016	0.019	0.017	0.018
Geothermal	0.004	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005
Wood and Wood Waste	1.515	1.457	1.298	1.233	1.224
Other Renewables	0.147	0.162	0.157	0.153	0.160
Subtotal	1.705	1.649	1.492	1.424	1.424
Commercial Sector
Hydroelectric Power	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
Geothermal	0.014	0.014	0.015	0.015	0.015
Wood and Wood Waste	0.065	0.069	0.072	0.073	0.076
Other Renewables	0.036	0.031	0.032	0.033	0.032
Subtotal	0.117	0.118	0.123	0.124	0.127
Residential Sector
Geothermal	0.018	0.022	0.026	0.026	0.026
Biomass	0.390	0.430	0.490	0.488	0.490
Solar	0.067	0.075	0.083	0.082	0.083
Subotal	0.475	0.527	0.599	0.597	0.599
Transportation Sector
Ethanol^b	0.462	0.580	0.816	0.917	1.030
Biodiesel^b	0.033	0.046	0.041	0.054	0.088

Total Consumption	6.609	6.415	6.744	7.031	7.441

^a	Conventional hydroelectric power only. Hydroelectricity generated by pumped storage is not included in renewable energy.
^b	Fuel ethanol and biodiesel supply represent domestic production only. Fuel ethanol and biodiesel consumption in the transportation sector include production, stock change, and imports less exports. Some biodiesel may be consumed in the residential sector in heating oil.

	- = no data available
	Notes: The approximate break between historical and forecast values is shown with historical data printed in bold; estimates and forecasts in italics.
	Historical data: Latest data available from EIA databases supporting the following reports: Electric Power Monthly, DOE/EIA-0226 and Renewable Energy Annual, DOE/EIA-0603; Petroleum Supply Monthly, DOE/EIA-0109.
	Minor discrepancies with published historical data are due to independent rounding.
	Projections: Generated by simulation of the EIA Regional Short-Term Energy Model.