Table 1.

2
Energy Consumption by Source, 1973-2007
(Quadrillion Btu)

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energya

Nuclear Hydro-
Natural Petro- Electric electric Geo-
Year Coal Gasb leumc,d Totale Power Powerf Biomassd,g thermal Solar Wind Total Totald,h
1973 12.97 22.51 34.84 70.32 0.91 2.86 1.53 0.04 NA NA 4.43 75.71
1974 12.66 21.73 33.45 67.91 1.27 3.18 1.54 0.05 NA NA 4.77 73.99
1975 12.66 19.95 32.73 65.35 1.90 3.15 1.50 0.07 NA NA 4.72 72.00
1976 13.58 20.35 35.17 69.10 2.11 2.98 1.71 0.08 NA NA 4.77 76.01
1977 13.92 19.93 37.12 70.99 2.70 2.33 1.84 0.08 NA NA 4.25 78.00
1978 13.77 20.00 37.97 71.86 3.02 2.94 2.04 0.06 NA NA 5.04 79.99
1979 15.04 20.67 37.12 72.89 2.78 2.93 2.15 0.08 NA NA 5.17 80.90
1980 15.42 20.24 34.20 69.83 2.74 2.90 2.48 0.11 NA NA 5.49 78.12
1981 15.91 19.75 31.93 67.57 3.01 2.76 2.60 0.12 NA NA 5.48 76.17
1982 15.32 18.36 30.23 63.89 3.13 3.27 2.66 0.10 NA NA 6.03 73.15
1983 15.89 17.22 30.05 63.15 3.20 3.53 2.90 0.13 NA 0.00 6.56 73.04
1984 17.07 18.39 31.05 66.50 3.55 3.39 2.97 0.16 0.00 0.00 6.52 76.71
1985 17.48 17.70 30.92 66.09 4.08 2.97 3.02 0.20 0.00 0.00 6.18 76.49
1986 17.26 16.59 32.20 66.03 4.38 3.07 2.93 0.22 0.00 0.00 6.22 76.76
1987 18.01 17.64 32.87 68.52 4.75 2.63 2.87 0.23 0.00 0.00 5.74 79.17
1988 18.85 18.45 34.22 71.56 5.59 2.33 3.02 0.22 0.00 0.00 5.57 82.82
1989 19.07 19.60 34.21 72.91 5.60 2.84 3.16 0.32 0.06 0.02 6.39 84.94
1990 19.17 19.60 33.55 72.33 6.10 3.05 2.74 0.34 0.06 0.03 6.21 84.65
1991 18.99 20.03 32.85 71.88 6.42 3.02 2.78 0.35 0.06 0.03 6.24 84.61
1992 19.12 20.71 33.53 73.40 6.48 2.62 2.93 0.35 0.06 0.03 5.99 85.96
1993 19.84 21.23 33.74 74.84 6.41 2.89 2.91 0.36 0.07 0.03 6.26 87.60
1994 19.91 21.73 34.56 76.26 6.69 2.68 3.03 0.34 0.07 0.04 6.16 89.26
1995 20.09 22.67 34.44 77.26 7.08 3.21 3.10 0.29 0.07 0.03 6.71 91.17
1996 21.00 23.09 35.67 79.78 7.09 3.59 3.16 0.32 0.07 0.03 7.17 94.18
1997 21.45 23.22 36.16 80.87 6.60 3.64 3.11 0.32 0.07 0.03 7.18 94.77
1998 21.66 22.83 36.82 81.37 7.07 3.30 2.93 0.33 0.07 0.03 6.66 95.18
1999 21.62 22.91 37.84 82.43 7.61 3.27 2.97 0.33 0.07 0.05 6.68 96.82
2000 22.58 23.82 38.26 84.73 7.86 2.81 3.01 0.32 0.07 0.06 6.26 98.98
2001 21.91 22.77 38.19 82.90 8.03 2.24 2.63 0.31 0.07 0.07 5.32 96.33
2002 21.90 23.56 38.23 83.75 8.14 2.69 2.71 0.33 0.06 0.11 5.89 97.86
2003 22.32 22.90 38.81 84.08 7.96 2.82 2.82 0.33 0.06 0.11 6.15 98.21
2004 22.47 22.93 40.29 85.83 8.22 2.69 3.02 0.34 0.06 0.14 6.26 100.35
2005 22.80 22.58 40.39 85.82 8.16 2.70 3.15 0.34 0.07 0.18 6.44 100.51
2006 22.45 22.19 39.96 84.66 8.21 2.87 3.37 0.34 0.07 0.26 6.92 99.86
2007 22.77 23.64 39.82 86.25 8.41 2.46 3.61 0.35 0.08 0.32 6.83 101.60

Source:
Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, July 2008. Table 1.3,
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/overview.html

Notes: NA = Not available.

a
End-use consumption and electricity net generation.
b
Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately.
c
Petroleum products supplied, including natural gas plant liquids and crude oil burned as fuel. Beginning in 1993, also includes
ethanol blended into gasoline.
d
Beginning in 1993, ethanol blended into motor gasoline is included in both "Petroleum and "biomass," but is counted only once
in total consumption.
e
Includes coal coke net imports.
f
Conventional hydroelectric power.
g
Wood, waste, and alcohol fuels (ethanol blended into motor gasoline).
h
Includes coal coke net imports and electricity net imports, which are not separately displayed.