What does the United States renewable energy consumption by source table measure?

It measures the monthly consumption and production of renewable energy in the United States, broken down by individual sources such as hydroelectric power, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, including fuel ethanol.

How often is this data published and how far back does it go?

The data is published monthly by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in the Monthly Energy Review, with continuous historical series dating back to 1973.

What specific breakdowns are included in the renewable energy categories?

The table breaks down total renewable energy into hydroelectric power, wind power, solar power, geothermal, and biomass components such as wood and wood waste, waste, and biofuels like fuel ethanol.

How are different energy sources compared within this table?

Various physical units are converted into a common thermal unit, specifically trillion Btu, to enable direct comparisons between distinct energy types like electricity generation and liquid biofuels.

US Renewable Energy Consumption by Source

Name: US Renewable Energy Consumption by Source
Creator: EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) — Monthly Energy Review
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

United States monthly renewable energy consumption by individual source (MER table 10.1) and fuel ethanol balances — production, net imports, stocks, consumption (table 10.3). Includes biodiesel, renewable diesel and other biofuels (including sustainable aviation fuel); biomass broken down by consuming sector; and solar energy in both electricity generation and consumption forms, disaggregated by utility scale and rooftop scale (tables 10.4-10.6).

Source: EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) — Monthly Energy ReviewLast updated: Sep 23, 2026, 18:29Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023	07-2023	06-2023	05-2023
TOTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION5	819.72	789.96	830.99	690.43	734.92	753.43	702.86	735.9	682.97	736.4	762.16	757.39	763.92	768.93	785.19	669.58	715.81	712.93	700.9	723.96	686.22	738.46	748.89	763.1	776.37	751.56	757.71	697.52	668.31	697.01	666.94	690	661.15	710.51	703.63	693.65	742.1
Hydroelectric power	77.58	76.75	91.86	76.64	95.23	81.62	62.83	56.45	52.15	68.57	68.18	75.61	83.1	77.93	76.6	66.68	73.12	66.65	57.06	52.38	54.29	69.91	72.96	76.42	83.52	71.37	79.71	70.95	73.54	64.92	58.09	53.48	57.72	72.65	74.99	73.6	94.35
Wind power	140.43	167.65	178.17	135.48	151.61	160.53	139.75	134.89	87.6	93.17	108.54	122.07	125.81	156.53	172.62	134.25	148.76	134.87	136.93	135.09	99.56	99.94	96.58	131.91	133.94	160.67	153.89	139.83	118.71	129.79	124.35	122.9	96.74	96.88	95.55	93.99	109.96
Solar power	171.66	149.75	138.73	101.38	88.27	78.16	91	118.89	133.68	151.43	159.42	152.68	144.33	131.69	115.93	82.84	77.57	66.03	72.15	98.79	104.79	121.89	124.11	122.98	115.8	101.85	87.53	67.48	54.54	52.05	58.67	76.52	83.97	95.54	100.48	95.39	94.15
Geothermal	9.75	9.4	9.94	9.18	10.23	10.02	9.53	9.72	9.6	10	9.78	9.58	9.67	9.68	10.13	9.14	10.13	10.13	9.7	9.68	9.3	9.57	9.53	9.31	9.63	9.57	10.02	9.48	10.15	10.42	10.13	10.24	9.71	9.72	9.82	9.63	9.98
Biomass3	420.3	386.42	412.29	367.75	389.59	423.12	399.76	415.96	399.94	413.23	416.25	397.46	401.01	393.11	409.91	376.66	406.21	435.25	425.05	428.02	418.28	437.15	445.71	422.48	433.48	408.11	426.56	409.78	411.37	439.83	415.69	426.88	413.02	435.72	422.8	421.04	433.66
Wood and wood waste	157.05	139.96	154.75	144.66	159	162.62	156.12	158.44	159.87	165.08	165.98	158.48	158.48	150.62	163.31	148.01	164.8	166.19	157.2	152.56	157.18	163.21	161.56	157.27	158.02	155.18	161.13	154.47	164.9	169.34	163.43	159.97	160.46	168.43	166.1	158.47	165.96
Waste	29.68	30	32.14	29.17	31.39	32.41	31.33	31.19	29.35	30.16	30.46	29.84	30.61	30.93	32.7	29.94	32.92	33.05	32.38	32.23	30.57	32.16	31.73	30.42	33.3	31.4	33.23	31.9	34.52	35.34	32.79	32.98	30.65	32.61	32.7	31.62	33.82
Biofuels	233.57	216.46	225.4	193.91	199.2	228.08	212.32	226.33	210.72	218	219.8	209.14	211.93	211.56	213.9	198.72	208.5	236.01	235.47	243.24	230.53	241.79	252.42	234.79	242.16	221.53	232.2	223.42	211.95	235.15	219.47	233.93	221.91	234.68	223.99	230.95	233.88
Renewable energy production1	855.49	819.72	865.12	725.77	781.03	787.27	745.63	769.45	717.25	768.12	798.94	794.43	797.35	787.22	815.93	694.99	752.53	743.04	727.45	737.43	702.86	759.23	759.72	778.09	778.04	763.8	779.45	713.14	690.8	725.56	686.92	699.29	678.29	719.37	721.72	703.97	746.83
Of which: biomass	456.07	416.17	446.42	403.09	435.69	456.96	442.53	449.51	434.22	444.95	453.03	434.5	434.44	411.4	440.64	402.08	442.94	465.36	451.6	441.5	434.92	457.92	456.54	437.47	435.15	420.35	448.3	425.41	433.87	468.39	435.67	436.16	430.16	444.58	440.89	431.36	438.4
Fuel ethanol6
Fuel ethanol consumption	30,396.03	27,911.43	29,509.95	24,545.08	26,362.02	29,912.94	27,139.11	30,014.9	28,059.29	29,550.57	29,747.8	29,276.06	28,356.08	28,541.45	27,973.01	25,475.69	27,455.12	28,059.07	27,984.84	29,986.16	27,633.79	29,408.32	30,069.5	28,204.92	30,498.57	26,272.25	28,429.87	26,629.07	25,997.03	28,115.93	28,267.82	30,036.97	27,245.35	30,243.06	28,593.64	29,227.6	29,200.68
Fuel ethanol production	34,219.79	30,924.86	34,173.73	31,399.03	33,738.13	34,934.37	33,522.35	34,111.61	31,505.45	33,493.59	33,461.37	32,317.4	32,097.72	30,648.7	32,682.7	30,353.55	33,595.66	34,184.38	33,383.13	32,538.71	31,219.66	33,505.95	33,809.55	31,303.58	31,783.49	29,466.29	33,129.5	31,148.98	30,843.15	33,529.5	31,602.91	31,857.85	30,103.64	31,132.4	32,013.83	31,089.35	30,819.79
Net imports	-4,530.99	-4,099.61	-5,194.07	-5,006.58	-5,055.51	-5,255.89	-5,041.01	-4,414.26	-3,541.86	-4,504.1	-3,921.98	-4,143.5	-4,409.89	-4,109.81	-4,670.61	-3,312.6	-4,724.08	-4,679.86	-4,549.04	-3,891.18	-3,905.22	-3,643.93	-3,066.95	-3,193.62	-4,001.52	-4,468.38	-3,986.11	-3,273.45	-3,563.56	-3,706.71	-2,746.49	-2,777.49	-2,498.66	-2,146.26	-2,677.9	-2,655.51	-2,675.7
Change in stocks	-707.22	-1,086.18	-530.28	1,847.37	2,320.6	-234.46	1,342.23	-317.55	-95.7	-561.08	-208.42	-1,102.16	-668.25	-2,002.56	39.07	1,565.26	1,416.46	1,445.45	849.25	-1,338.62	-319.34	453.7	673.09	-94.96	-2,716.6	-1,274.35	713.52	1,246.46	1,282.56	1,706.86	588.61	-956.61	359.64	-1,256.92	742.29	-793.75	-1,056.59
End-of-period stocks	25,374.69	26,081.92	27,168.1	27,698.38	25,851.01	23,530.41	23,764.87	22,422.64	22,740.19	22,835.89	23,396.97	23,605.38	24,707.54	25,375.79	27,378.35	27,339.28	25,774.02	24,418.43	22,972.98	22,123.73	23,462.35	23,781.69	23,327.99	22,654.89	22,749.86	25,466.46	26,740.81	26,027.29	24,780.83	23,498.27	21,791.41	21,202.8	22,159.41	21,799.78	23,056.69	22,314.4	23,108.15
Denaturant added	544.14	518.08	603.44	586.79	646.72	662.92	575.12	595	550.75	549.94	550.61	522.58	537.74	499.76	524.91	478.57	575.86	544.4	518.93	517.97	476.39	526.33	541.03	498.81	470.92	436.77	502.96	524.49	507.5	546.83	531.68	537.53	491.71	530.57	528.36	519.43	515.5
Biodiesel, renewable diesel, and other biofuels3
Biodiesel7
Production	3,081.7	2,861.34	2,725.97	2,341.56	2,156.77	2,022.13	2,084.7	2,370.91	2,468	2,582.33	2,492.12	2,350.84	2,383.85	2,478.62	2,355.44	1,935.88	1,861.92	3,381.05	3,446.39	3,449.39	3,360.79	3,481.57	3,477.47	3,370.13	3,406.52	3,177.55	3,231.68	2,987.06	3,025.82	3,286.06	3,230.65	3,494.6	3,437.84	3,448.7	3,622.88	3,587.78	3,685.03
Imports	40		6	2	27	95	135	176	1			14	14	32	111	165	78	777	537	505	604	551	599	721	789	1,454	729	1,714	1,251	1,031	1,239	1,017	1,280	991	725	1,016	832
Exports	138.02	140.54	200.71	51.09	27.37	69.32	72.14	88.02	175.85	253.25	305.65	253.76	221.08	152.87	106.67	55.67	194.51	136.71	292.95	135.7	482.71	581.46	627.41	479.64	503.7	428.44	315.96	213.11	105.28	391.14	361.4	450.65	409.65	552.55	691.48	838.67	757.89
Net imports	-98.02	-140.54	-194.71	-49.09	-0.37	25.69	62.86	87.98	-174.85	-253.25	-305.65	-239.76	-207.08	-120.87	4.33	109.33	-116.51	640.29	244.06	369.3	121.29	-30.46	-28.41	241.36	285.3	1,025.56	413.04	1,500.89	1,145.72	639.86	877.6	566.35	870.35	438.45	33.52	177.33	74.11
Stocks, end of month	2,698.54	2,875.01	3,192.41	3,264.59	3,333.57	3,416.51	3,475.87	3,454.41	3,124.52	3,242.2	2,762.11	2,646.93	2,707.51	2,914.15	3,027.5	3,013.83	3,057.55	3,555.21	3,308.55	3,006.86	3,163.63	3,266.6	3,445.07	3,719.55	4,176.88	4,439.86	4,392.1	4,553.26	4,178.88	3,813.47	3,654.52	3,505.22	3,628.95	3,622.49	3,752.98	3,997.91	4,487.47
Stock change	-176.47	-317.4	-72.18	-68.98	-82.95	-59.35	21.46	329.88	-117.67	480.08	115.19	-60.58	-206.64	-113.35	13.67	-43.72	-494.51	246.66	301.69	-156.77	-102.98	-178.47	-274.49	-457.33	-262.98	47.76	-161.16	374.38	365.4	158.95	149.3	-123.73	6.46	-130.49	-244.93	-489.56	-469.91
Consumption	3,160.15	3,038.2	2,603.44	2,361.44	2,239.36	2,107.16	2,126.1	2,129	2,410.82	1,849	2,071.29	2,171.66	2,383.42	2,471.1	2,346.1	2,088.94	2,239.92	3,774.68	3,388.76	3,975.46	3,585.05	3,629.58	3,723.55	4,068.82	3,954.81	4,155.35	3,805.88	4,113.57	3,806.14	3,766.97	3,958.95	4,184.68	4,301.73	4,017.64	3,901.33	4,254.67	4,229.05
Renewable diesel7
Production	7,587.32	6,803.47	6,413.49	4,703.01	4,681.92	6,076.43	6,059.03	6,419.5	6,464.23	5,669.79	6,224.01	6,242.02	6,232.58	5,081.98	5,412.72	4,416.01	5,188.97	6,889.37	6,797.22	6,770.26	6,385.15	6,648.12	6,835.22	7,020.13	5,468.14	6,221.99	5,687.71	5,624.25	5,706.9	6,492.73	5,387.56	5,094.29	5,961.66	5,733.25	5,085.74	5,488.44	5,355.07
Imports			250	225		475	112	900	347	441	230	81	154	33	177	442	1	961	145	701	1,015	1,359	1,600	1,459	1,209	1,030	1,053	1,002	860	1,052	813	351	405	1,003	783	681	1,149
Exports (reported from 2025)	1,865.1	1,078.36	1,016.71	1,410.03	565.52	1,223.2	1,567.64	1,770.21	1,542.85	1,339.42	1,594.16	1,523.68	1,008.6	1,263.71	641.09	543.04	163.04
Net imports	-1,865.1	-1,078.36	-766.71	-1,185.03	-565.52	-748.2	-1,455.64	-870.21	-1,195.85	-898.42	-1,364.16	-1,442.68	-854.6	-1,230.71	-464.09	-101.04	-162.04	961	145	701	1,015	1,359	1,600	1,459	1,209	1,030	1,053	1,002	860	1,052	813	351	405	1,003	783	681	1,149
Stocks, end of month	7,002.51	6,707.7	6,618	6,381.98	7,163.28	6,411.8	6,598.01	6,388.04	6,462.55	5,945.14	6,406.63	6,591.38	5,309.57	4,626.92	5,860.25	6,113.17	6,902.57	6,530.93	5,685.79	6,108.02	6,104.11	6,342.98	6,136.07	6,719.58	5,957.11	6,907.89	6,669.85	6,517.42	6,572.35	5,477.77	4,992.78	3,667.94	4,243.93	4,073.73	4,070.58	3,564.88	3,713.88
Stock change	294.81	89.7	236.02	-781.3	751.48	-186.22	209.98	-74.51	517.41	-461.49	-184.75	1,281.81	682.66	-1,233.33	-252.93	-789.4	503.59	845.14	-422.23	3.91	-238.87	206.91	-583.51	762.48	-950.79	238.04	152.43	-54.93	1,094.58	485	1,324.84	-576	170.2	3.15	505.7	-149	-428.68
Consumption	5,427.4	5,635.42	5,410.76	4,299.28	3,364.92	5,514.44	4,393.41	5,623.81	4,750.97	5,232.85	5,044.6	3,517.53	4,695.32	5,084.6	5,201.56	5,104.37	4,523.34	7,005.23	7,364.45	7,467.35	7,639.02	7,800.21	9,018.73	7,716.65	7,627.93	7,013.95	6,588.28	6,681.17	5,472.33	7,059.73	4,875.72	6,021.29	6,196.46	6,733.1	5,363.04	6,318.44	6,932.74
Other biofuels (SAF, renewable naphtha and others)6
Production	1,164.42	1,090.21	1,126.19	990.66	1,028.6	1,666.67	1,800.89	1,498.17	1,341.52	740.24	1,289.61	1,142.24	1,107.29	877.43	1,013.26	1,237.67	1,032.48	791.69	855.51	741.52	874.34	700.02	580.04	651.42	511.66	651.16	692.26	619.77	623.2	748.77	598.92	722.81	603.34	521.02	480.18	603.89	591.78
Exports (reported from 2025)		110.95	99.05			75.26	96.86		0.05	52.45	0	120.06	0.63	0.04	1.17	45.44	0.02
Net imports	0	-110.95	-99.05	0	0	-75.26	-96.86	0	-0.05	-52.45	-0	-120.06	-0.63	-0.04	-1.17	-45.44	-0.02													48					52
Stocks, end of month	797.71	1,010.59	1,085.82	1,143.25	1,106.71	1,006.42	879.37	1,130.4	841.53	718.14	877.03	628.61	879.93	850.44	937.99	883.61	724.59	488.62	451.37	630.57	740.31	611.51	466.58	538.06	478.36	414.07	495.92	412.32	399.87	314.5	308.6	332.29	273.53	312.57	204.38	300.53	264.8
Stock change	-212.88	-75.23	-57.43	36.54	100.29	127.04	-251.03	288.88	123.39	-158.89	248.42	-251.32	29.49	-87.55	54.38	159.02	268.91	37.25	-179.2	-109.74	128.8	144.94	-71.48	59.7	64.29	-81.85	83.6	12.45	85.38	5.9	-23.69	58.76	-39.04	108.19	-96.15	35.72	-46.13
Consumption	1,377.3	1,054.49	1,084.57	954.12	928.31	1,464.37	1,955.06	1,209.3	1,218.08	846.68	1,041.19	1,273.49	1,077.17	964.94	957.72	1,033.21	763.54	754.44	1,034.71	851.26	745.54	555.08	651.52	591.72	447.37	733.01	608.66	607.32	537.82	790.87	622.61	664.05	642.38	412.83	628.33	568.16	637.92
Biomass by Sector4
Commercial sector biomass3
Wood	5.94	5.75	6.12	5.53	6.21	6.2	5.83	6.07	6.04	6.21	6.32	6.18	6.01	5.75	6.04	5.57	6.16	6.14	5.92	6.01	5.95	6.06	6.25	5.92	6	5.7	5.92	5.62	6.2	6.15	5.88	6.08	5.98	6.14	6.02	5.97	5.94
Waste	5.54	5.18	5.51	4.78	5.47	5.84	5.7	5.53	5.53	5.58	5.6	5.47	5.21	5.62	5.87	5.33	5.88	6.05	5.92	5.94	5.71	6.1	6.19	5.96	6.31	5.8	5.99	5.8	6.37	6.53	6.11	5.99	5.89	6.36	6.4	6.12	6.15
Fuel ethanol	2.07	1.9	2.01	1.67	1.79	2.03	1.85	2.04	1.91	2.01	2.03	2	1.93	1.95	1.91	1.74	1.87	1.91	1.91	2.04	1.89	2.01	2.05	1.92	2.08	1.79	1.94	1.81	1.77	2.3	2.31	2.45	2.22	2.47	2.33	2.38	2.38
Industrial sector biomass4
Wood	107.55	95.49	105.03	97.4	107.9	108.94	106.24	108.21	108.01	111.82	112.62	107.2	108.34	104.37	111.75	100.58	111.87	115.8	111.08	107.39	109.82	112.35	111.02	108.67	110.11	109.66	112.29	107.15	112.9	116.02	113.06	109.32	109.97	113.73	111.63	106.09	113.49
Waste	12.56	12.81	13.45	12.31	13.58	13.72	12.96	13.62	11.84	12.23	12.2	11.54	12.99	13.21	13.76	12.44	13.65	13.56	13.24	13.28	12.03	12.37	12.26	11.81	13.74	13.33	13.67	13.06	13.98	13.72	12.89	13.13	11.54	12.04	12.1	11.94	13.39
Fuel ethanol	1.73	1.59	1.68	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.55	1.71	1.6	1.68	1.7	1.67	1.62	1.63	1.6	1.45	1.56	1.6	1.6	1.71	1.58	1.68	1.71	1.61	1.74	1.5	1.62	1.52	1.48	1.64	1.65	1.75	1.59	1.76	1.67	1.7	1.7
Losses and co-products of biofuel production	73.57	66.44	73.32	67.28	72.23	74.79	71.91	73.18	67.6	71.94	71.86	69.42	68.91	65.85	70.21	65.21	72.06	75.54	73.81	71.92	69.05	74.07	74.71	69.19	70.33	65.2	73.26	68.76	68.12	74.06	69.78	70.35	66.53	68.74	70.73	68.68	68.09
Transportation sector biofuels4
Fuel ethanol	102.06	93.63	98.9	82.18	88.22	100.12	91	100.62	94.06	99.17	99.82	98.27	95.12	95.79	93.91	85.55	92.07	94.21	93.99	100.68	92.84	98.76	100.95	94.7	102.51	88.31	95.52	89.32	87.24	93.95	94.41	100.31	91.04	100.98	95.53	97.62	97.53
Biodiesel	16.94	16.28	13.95	12.66	12	11.29	11.39	11.41	12.92	9.91	11.1	11.64	12.77	13.24	12.57	11.2	12	20.23	18.16	21.3	19.21	19.45	19.95	21.81	21.19	22.27	20.4	22.05	20.4	20.19	21.22	22.43	23.05	21.53	20.91	22.8	22.66
Renewable diesel	29.82	30.96	29.73	23.62	18.49	30.3	24.14	30.9	26.1	28.75	27.72	19.33	25.8	27.94	28.58	28.04	24.85	38.49	40.46	41.03	41.97	42.85	49.55	42.4	41.91	38.54	36.2	36.71	30.07	38.79	26.79	33.08	34.04	36.99	29.47	34.71	38.09
Other biofuels	7.38	5.65	5.81	5.11	4.98	7.85	10.48	6.48	6.53	4.54	5.58	6.83	5.77	5.17	5.13	5.54	4.09	4.04	5.55	4.56	4	2.98	3.49	3.17	2.4	3.93	3.26	3.26	2.88	4.24	3.34	3.56	3.44	2.21	3.37	3.05	3.42
Electric power sector biomass2
Wood	14.39	10.49	14.42	15.39	15.71	15.88	13.46	12.55	15.24	15.45	15.45	14.52	12.53	9.92	13.92	13.32	15.17	14.84	11.74	9.74	12.96	15.39	14.89	14.23	12.5	11.35	13.52	14.19	16.39	14.82	13.18	12.21	13.19	16.19	16.09	15.1	14.18
Waste	11.58	12.01	13.17	12.09	12.34	12.85	12.67	12.05	11.98	12.34	12.67	12.83	12.41	12.11	13.07	12.17	13.39	13.44	13.23	13.01	12.83	13.69	13.27	12.64	13.26	12.26	13.57	13.04	14.17	15.09	13.79	13.86	13.22	14.21	14.2	13.56	14.29
Solar generation1
Total solar generation2	47,146.92	40,911.51	37,953.03	27,738.61	24,036.07	20,961.78	24,579.52	32,194.51	36,325.43	41,127.91	43,281.14	41,457.68	39,051.14	35,538.17	31,199.06	22,252.99	20,850.54	17,585.34	19,234.01	26,563.94	28,048.77	32,740.81	33,262.11	33,011.57	30,910.12	27,073.05	23,131.62	17,881.98	14,308.64	13,606.43	15,384.31	20,196.38	22,186.89	25,247.59	26,614.48	25,239.13	24,824.28
Utility-scale3
Electric power sector	36,084.46	30,813.69	28,722.46	21,094.04	17,795.16	15,245.29	18,406.86	24,364.83	27,870.49	31,549.15	33,147.28	31,774.45	29,610.42	26,653.87	23,126.02	16,370.96	15,379.24	12,551.42	13,779.58	19,738.25	20,438.02	24,208.84	24,359.43	24,329.85	22,244.9	19,132.86	15,927.89	12,474.07	9,537.26	9,070.16	10,388.05	14,048.87	15,499.71	17,648.15	18,788	17,732.57	17,174.97
Commercial Sector	99.19	78.52	63.11	45.85	39.53	34.28	46.62	56.55	67.21	75.77	79.61	76.2	69.11	66.3	59.73	39	38.22	24.66	30.6	45.84	48.45	60.94	63.35	66.78	64.31	56.33	48.24	33.58	22.79	25.45	36.9	46.09	53.45	62.03	69.7	66.28	71.45
Industrial Sector	234.78	211.45	214.86	165.26	150.57	112.81	138.58	184.08	211.25	183.81	197.21	183.71	66.05	60.38	52.47	37.56	36.04	24.87	31.15	43.64	51.77	58.7	60.98	62.37	62.19	51.89	42.98	32.33	22.82	16.9	21.17	25.75	29.67	33.87	36.61	34.84	34.62
Small-scale (rooftop and on-site)3	10,728.5	9,807.86	8,952.6	6,433.46	6,050.81	5,569.4	5,987.45	7,589.05	8,176.5	9,319.18	9,857.04	9,423.33	9,305.56	8,757.62	7,960.85	5,805.47	5,397.03	4,984.39	5,392.69	6,736.21	7,510.53	8,412.34	8,778.35	8,552.55	8,538.73	7,831.97	7,112.51	5,342	4,725.78	4,493.92	4,938.2	6,075.67	6,604.06	7,503.54	7,720.17	7,405.43	7,543.23
Residential	7,211.7	6,619.05	6,065.34	4,370.22	4,138.4	3,812.29	4,128.16	5,199.36	5,433.66	6,272.53	6,688.93	6,379.07	6,267.83	5,966.54	5,455.51	3,966.59	3,703.44	3,441.7	3,753.7	4,637.61	5,107.91	5,735.44	5,991.45	5,862.78	5,845.41	5,385.38	4,885.5	3,659.5	3,240.16	3,086.62	3,427.62	4,154.71	4,408.73	5,049.24	5,172.81	4,948.33	5,073.47
Commercial	2,948.81	2,674.44	2,413.1	1,731.47	1,598.61	1,460.11	1,533.04	1,968.2	2,276.96	2,531.2	2,635.99	2,529.89	2,522.29	2,322.2	2,072.81	1,533.7	1,408.24	1,275.68	1,336.19	1,709.08	1,969.35	2,203.8	2,296.92	2,213.34	2,215.62	2,006.74	1,821.25	1,386.27	1,218.1	1,152.97	1,224.91	1,557.83	1,795.71	2,010.09	2,086.59	2,010.76	2,023.15
Industrial	567.99	514.37	474.16	331.77	313.8	297	326.25	421.5	465.87	515.45	532.12	514.37	515.44	468.88	432.52	305.18	285.36	267.01	302.8	389.52	433.28	473.1	489.97	476.43	477.7	439.85	405.77	296.24	267.51	254.33	285.67	363.13	399.62	444.21	460.77	446.34	446.61
Solar energy consumption by scale and Sector1
Total solar energy consumption2
Utility-scale solar, total2	124.26	106.13	98.95	72.69	61.37	52.52	63.44	83.95	96.04	108.53	114.04	109.3	101.49	91.38	79.29	56.12	52.73	42.99	47.23	67.65	70.08	83.01	83.54	83.45	76.33	65.65	54.66	42.79	32.7	31.09	35.64	48.18	53.17	60.54	64.47	60.85	58.96
Utility-scale, commercial Sector	0.34	0.27	0.22	0.16	0.14	0.12	0.16	0.19	0.23	0.26	0.27	0.26	0.24	0.23	0.2	0.13	0.13	0.08	0.1	0.16	0.17	0.21	0.22	0.23	0.22	0.19	0.17	0.12	0.08	0.09	0.13	0.16	0.18	0.21	0.24	0.23	0.24
Utility-scale, industrial Sector	0.8	0.72	0.73	0.56	0.51	0.39	0.47	0.63	0.72	0.63	0.67	0.63	0.23	0.21	0.18	0.13	0.12	0.09	0.11	0.15	0.18	0.2	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.18	0.15	0.11	0.08	0.06	0.07	0.09	0.1	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.12
Small-scale solar, total2	47.4	43.62	39.78	28.68	26.9	25.64	27.56	34.93	37.64	42.9	45.37	43.38	42.84	40.31	36.65	26.72	24.84	23.04	24.92	31.13	34.71	38.88	40.57	39.53	39.47	36.2	32.87	24.69	21.84	20.96	23.03	28.34	30.8	35	36.01	34.54	35.18
Small-scale, for electricity, total3	36.61	33.46	30.55	21.95	20.65	19	20.43	25.89	27.9	31.8	33.63	32.15	31.75	29.88	27.16	19.81	18.42	17.01	18.4	22.98	25.63	28.7	29.95	29.18	29.13	26.72	24.27	18.23	16.12	15.33	16.85	20.73	22.53	25.6	26.34	25.27	25.74
Small-scale electricity, residential Sector	24.61	22.58	20.7	14.91	14.12	13.01	14.09	17.74	18.54	21.4	22.82	21.77	21.39	20.36	18.61	13.53	12.64	11.74	12.81	15.82	17.43	19.57	20.44	20	19.95	18.38	16.67	12.49	11.06	10.53	11.7	14.18	15.04	17.23	17.65	16.88	17.31
Small-scale electricity, commercial Sector	10.06	9.13	8.23	5.91	5.45	4.98	5.23	6.72	7.77	8.64	8.99	8.63	8.61	7.92	7.07	5.23	4.81	4.35	4.56	5.83	6.72	7.52	7.84	7.55	7.56	6.85	6.21	4.73	4.16	3.93	4.18	5.32	6.13	6.86	7.12	6.86	6.9
Small-scale electricity, industrial Sector	1.94	1.76	1.62	1.13	1.07	1.01	1.11	1.44	1.59	1.76	1.82	1.76	1.76	1.6	1.48	1.04	0.97	0.91	1.03	1.33	1.48	1.61	1.67	1.63	1.63	1.5	1.38	1.01	0.91	0.87	0.98	1.24	1.36	1.52	1.57	1.52	1.52
Small-scale, for heat	10.79	10.16	9.23	6.73	6.26	6.63	7.13	9.04	9.74	11.1	11.74	11.23	11.08	10.43	9.48	6.92	6.43	6.03	6.53	8.15	9.09	10.18	10.62	10.35	10.33	9.48	8.61	6.46	5.72	5.63	6.18	7.61	8.27	9.4	9.67	9.27	9.45

Latest reading

TOTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION stood at 819.72 Quadrillion BTU in May 2026. That is +3.8% from Apr 2026 and +7.3% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1973 to May 2026. Source: EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) — Monthly Energy Review.

Latest: 819.72 Quadrillion BTU; May 2026
vs previous period: +3.8%; Apr 2026
vs a year earlier: +7.3%

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What does the United States renewable energy consumption by source table measure?: It measures the monthly consumption and production of renewable energy in the United States, broken down by individual sources such as hydroelectric power, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, including fuel ethanol.
How often is this data published and how far back does it go?: The data is published monthly by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in the Monthly Energy Review, with continuous historical series dating back to 1973.
What specific breakdowns are included in the renewable energy categories?: The table breaks down total renewable energy into hydroelectric power, wind power, solar power, geothermal, and biomass components such as wood and wood waste, waste, and biofuels like fuel ethanol.
How are different energy sources compared within this table?: Various physical units are converted into a common thermal unit, specifically trillion Btu, to enable direct comparisons between distinct energy types like electricity generation and liquid biofuels.