In 2022, the United States' electricity sector consumed 15.2 million dry tons of wood and wood waste biomass for electricity generation and thermal energy output. Landfill gas was the second most consumed biomass resource for this purpose, at 7.9 million dry tons.
Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States electricity sector in 2022, by biomass type
(in million dry tons)
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US Department of Energy. (March 18, 2024). Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States electricity sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473475/biomass-consumption-in-us-electricity-sector/
US Department of Energy. "Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States electricity sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons)." Chart. March 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473475/biomass-consumption-in-us-electricity-sector/
US Department of Energy. (2024). Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States electricity sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473475/biomass-consumption-in-us-electricity-sector/
US Department of Energy. "Biomass Resource Consumption for Electricity Generation and Thermal Energy Output in The United States Electricity Sector in 2022, by Biomass Type (in Million Dry Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473475/biomass-consumption-in-us-electricity-sector/
US Department of Energy, Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States electricity sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473475/biomass-consumption-in-us-electricity-sector/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States electricity sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons) [Graph], US Department of Energy, March 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473475/biomass-consumption-in-us-electricity-sector/
