In 2022, the commercial sector of the United States utilized 41.1 million dry tons of biomass for generating electricity and thermal energy. Wood and wood waste were the most utilized biomass resources in the commercial sector, accounting for 32.8 million dry tons. Biogenic municipal solid waste was the next most consumed biomass resource at 6.8 million dry tons.
Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States commercial 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 commercial sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473491/biomass-consumption-in-us-commercial-sector/
US Department of Energy. "Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States commercial sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons)." Chart. March 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473491/biomass-consumption-in-us-commercial-sector/
US Department of Energy. (2024). Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States commercial sector in 2022, by biomass type (in million dry tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473491/biomass-consumption-in-us-commercial-sector/
US Department of Energy. "Biomass Resource Consumption for Electricity Generation and Thermal Energy Output in The United States Commercial Sector in 2022, by Biomass Type (in Million Dry Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473491/biomass-consumption-in-us-commercial-sector/
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Biomass resource consumption for electricity generation and thermal energy output in the United States commercial 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/1473491/biomass-consumption-in-us-commercial-sector/