In 2022, the United States produced a total of 374.4 trillion British thermal units of electricity and thermal energy from biomass within the electricity sector. The majority of this bioenergy generation constituted electricity generation, with thermal energy accounting for only 39.4 trillion British thermal units of the total sectoral bioenergy generation.
Energy generated from biomass resources in the United States in 2022, by energy type
(in trillion British thermal units)
Characteristic
Energy generated in trillion British thermal units
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US Department of Energy. (March 18, 2024). Energy generated from biomass resources in the United States in 2022, by energy type (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473662/energy-generated-from-biomass-in-us-electricity-sector-by-energy-type/
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US Department of Energy. (2024). Energy generated from biomass resources in the United States in 2022, by energy type (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473662/energy-generated-from-biomass-in-us-electricity-sector-by-energy-type/
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Energy generated from biomass resources in the United States in 2022, by energy type (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], US Department of Energy, March 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473662/energy-generated-from-biomass-in-us-electricity-sector-by-energy-type/