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    Renewable Electric Power Sector Net Generation by Source

    Renewable Electric Power Sector Net Generation by Source (Thousand Kilowatthours)
      Geothermal Hydroelectric MSW / Landfill Gas Other Biomass Solar Wind Wood / Wood Waste Total
    2005 - 1,471,117 698,454 - - - 540,332 2,709,903
    2004 - 1,582,930 731,879 - - - 511,523 2,826,331
    2003 - 1,775,702 715,173 - - - 370,861 2,861,736
    2002 - 866,686 720,646 - - - 280,210 1,867,542
    2001 - 1,012,892 671,611 - - - 5,018 1,689,521
    2000 - 699,405 105,497 1,883 - - 334,960 1,141,746
    1999 - 669,176 727,404 2822 - - 168,415 1,567,817
    Renewable Commercial and Industrial Sector Net Generation (Thousand Kilowatthours)
      Geothermal Hydroelectric MSW / Landfill Gas Other Biomass Solar Wind Wood / Wood Waste Total
    2005 - 13,235 433,392 46,898 - - 1,259,530 1,753,055
    2004 - 120 416,472 41,827 - - 1,252,493 1,710,913
    2003 - 5,867 384,354 27,223 - - 1,216,684 1,634,128
    2002 - 1,530 385,498 4,129 - - 1,127,712 1,518,869
    2001 - 1,330 319,266 4,896 - - 1,143,088 1,468,581
    2000 - 12,578 355,483 4,067 - - 1,342,209 1,714,337
    1999 - 12,511 339,887 3,325 - - 1,454,443 1,810,166
    Total Renewable Net Generation (Thousand Kilowatthours)
      Geothermal Hydroelectric MSW / Landfill Gas Other Biomass Solar Wind Wood / Wood Waste Total
    2005 - 1,484,352 1,131,845 46,898 - - 1,799,862 4,462,957
    2004 - 1,583,049 1,148,351 41,827 - - 1,764,016 4,537,244
    2003 - 1,781,569 1,099,527 27,223 - - 1,587,545 4,495,864
    2002 - 868,216 1,106,144 4,129 - - 1,407,922 3,386,411
    2001 - 1,014,222 990,877 4,896 - - 1,148,106 3,158,102
    2000 - 711,983 460,981 5,950 - - 1,677,169 2,856,083
    1999 - 681,687 1,067,291 6,147 - - 1,622,858 3,377,983
    Renewable Electric Power Sector Net Summer Capacity (Megawatts)
      Geothermal Hydroelectric MSW / Landfill Gas Other Biomass Solar Wind Wood / Wood Waste Total
    2005 - 658 93 - - - 80 830
    2004 - 754 93 - - - 84 931
    2003 - 776 93 - - - 83 952
    2002 - 754 93 - * - 80 926
    2001 - 754 93 - * - 84 930
    2000 - 758 130 - * - 85 972
    1999 - 755 127 - * - 86 968
    Renewable Commercial and Industrial Sector Net Summer Capacity (Megawatts)
      Geothermal Hydroelectric MSW / Landfill Gas Other Biomass Solar Wind Wood / Wood Waste Total
    2005 - 4 76 - - - 326 405
    2004 - 4 76 - - - 8 88
    2003 - 4 76 - - - 325 404
    2002 - 4 76 - - - 336 415
    2001 - 4 76 - - - 318 397
    2000 - 4 83 6 - - 269 361
    1999 - 4 83 - - - 337 424
    Total Renewable Net Summer Capacity (Megawatts)
      Geothermal Hydroelectric MSW / Landfill Gas Other Biomass Solar Wind Wood / Wood Waste Total
    2005 - 662 168 - - - 406 1,236
    2004 - 758 168 - - - 92 1,019
    2003 - 780 168 - - - 408 1,356
    2002 - 757 168 - - - 415 1,341
    2001 - 758 168 - - - 402 1,328
    2000 - 761 212 6 - - 354 1,334
    1999 - 758 209 - - - 424 1,392

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    Notes:
  • * = The unit of measure is less than 0.5 or percent change is less than 0.1%.


    • Source:
  • Form EIA-906 and EIA-920 Databases, Form EIA-860 Database, EIA.
  • For 2003: Table 19, Table 20, Table 21, Table 24, Table 25, Table 26. Renewable Energy Trends 2004, EIA.
  • For 2001-2002: Table C1, Renewable Energy Annual 2003, EIA.
  • For 1999-2000: Table C1, Renewable Energy Annual 2002
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