U.S. Energy Use Drops in 2008

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Estimated U.S. Energy Use in 2008: ~99.2 Quads Net Electricity Imports 0.11 Solar 0.01 0.09 8.45 12.68 Nuclear 6.82 Electricity 27.39 8.45 Generation Rejected Energy 57.07 39.97 2.43 20.54 Hydro 2.45 2.29 0.51 4.70 Wind 0.51 0.31 Residential 0.08 11.48 9.18 Geothermal 0.02 1.17 0.49 0.35 4.99 1.71 0.01 4.61 Natural Commercial Gas 6.86 8.58 Energy Services 23.84 3.20 0.57 0.01 0.06 42.15 4.78 3.35 0.10 Coal 8.14 Industrial 22.42 23.94 19.15 8.58 1.79 2.03 0.42 Biomass 20.90 3.88 0.83 0.02 0.46 0.67 Trans- portation 27.86 26.33 Petroleum 6.96 37.13 Source: LLNL 2009. Data is based on DOE/EIA-0384(2008), June 2009. If this information or a reproduction of it is used, credit must be given to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Department of Energy, under whose auspices the work was performed. Distributed electricity represents only retail electricity sales and does not include self-generation. EIA reports flows for non-thermal resources (i.e., hydro, wind and solar) in BTU-equivalent values by assuming a typical fossil fuel plant "heat rate." The efficiency of electricity production is calculated as the total retail electricity delivered divided by the primary energy input into electricity generation. End use efficiency is estimated as 80% for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors, and as 25% for the transportation sector. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. LLNL-MIl-410527 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Estimated U.S. Energy Use in 2008: ~99.2 Quads Net Electricity Imports 0.11 Solar 0.01 0.09 8.45 12.68 Nuclear 6.82 Electricity 27.39 8.45 Generation Rejected Energy 57.07 39.97 2.43 20.54 Hydro 2.45 2.29 0.51 4.70 Wind 0.51 0.31 Residential 0.08 11.48 9.18 Geothermal 0.02 1.17 0.49 0.35 4.99 1.71 0.01 4.61 Natural Commercial Gas 6.86 8.58 Energy Services 23.84 3.20 0.57 0.01 0.06 42.15 4.78 3.35 0.10 Coal 8.14 Industrial 22.42 23.94 19.15 8.58 1.79 2.03 0.42 Biomass 20.90 3.88 0.83 0.02 0.46 0.67 Trans- portation 27.86 26.33 Petroleum 6.96 37.13 Source: LLNL 2009. Data is based on DOE/EIA-0384(2008), June 2009. If this information or a reproduction of it is used, credit must be given to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Department of Energy, under whose auspices the work was performed. Distributed electricity represents only retail electricity sales and does not include self-generation. EIA reports flows for non-thermal resources (i.e., hydro, wind and solar) in BTU-equivalent values by assuming a typical fossil fuel plant "heat rate." The efficiency of electricity production is calculated as the total retail electricity delivered divided by the primary energy input into electricity generation. End use efficiency is estimated as 80% for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors, and as 25% for the transportation sector. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. LLNL-MIl-410527 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Estimated U.S. Energy Use in 2008: ~99.2 Quads Net Electricity Imports 0.11 Solar 0.01 0.09 8.45 12.68 Nuclear 6.82 Electricity 27.39 8.45 Generation Rejected Energy 57.07 39.97 2.43 20.54 Hydro 2.45 2.29 0.51 4.70 Wind 0.51 0.31 Residential 0.08 11.48 9.18 Geothermal 0.02 1.17 0.49 0.35 4.99 1.71 0.01 4.61 Natural Commercial Gas 6.86 8.58 Energy Services 23.84 3.20 0.57 0.01 0.06 42.15 4.78 3.35 0.10 Coal 8.14 Industrial 22.42 23.94 19.15 8.58 1.79 2.03 0.42 Biomass 20.90 3.88 0.83 0.02 0.46 0.67 Trans- portation 27.86 26.33 Petroleum 6.96 37.13 Source: LLNL 2009. Data is based on DOE/EIA-0384(2008), June 2009. If this information or a reproduction of it is used, credit must be given to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Department of Energy, under whose auspices the work was performed. Distributed electricity represents only retail electricity sales and does not include self-generation. EIA reports flows for non-thermal resources (i.e., hydro, wind and solar) in BTU-equivalent values by assuming a typical fossil fuel plant "heat rate." The efficiency of electricity production is calculated as the total retail electricity delivered divided by the primary energy input into electricity generation. End use efficiency is estimated as 80% for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors, and as 25% for the transportation sector. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. LLNL-MIl-410527 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Estimated U.S. Energy Use in 2008: ~99.2 Quads Net Electricity Imports 0.11 Solar 0.01 0.09 8.45 12.68 Nuclear 6.82 Electricity 27.39 8.45 Generation Rejected Energy 57.07 39.97 2.43 20.54 Hydro 2.45 2.29 0.51 4.70 Wind 0.51 0.31 Residential 0.08 11.48 9.18 Geothermal 0.02 1.17 0.49 0.35 4.99 1.71 0.01 4.61 Natural Commercial Gas 6.86 8.58 Energy Services 23.84 3.20 0.57 0.01 0.06 42.15 4.78 3.35 0.10 Coal 8.14 Industrial 22.42 23.94 19.15 8.58 1.79 2.03 0.42 Biomass 20.90 3.88 0.83 0.02 0.46 0.67 Trans- portation 27.86 26.33 Petroleum 6.96 37.13 Source: LLNL 2009. Data is based on DOE/EIA-0384(2008), June 2009. If this information or a reproduction of it is used, credit must be given to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Department of Energy, under whose auspices the work was performed. Distributed electricity represents only retail electricity sales and does not include self-generation. EIA reports flows for non-thermal resources (i.e., hydro, wind and solar) in BTU-equivalent values by assuming a typical fossil fuel plant "heat rate." The efficiency of electricity production is calculated as the total retail electricity delivered divided by the primary energy input into electricity generation. End use efficiency is estimated as 80% for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors, and as 25% for the transportation sector. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. LLNL-MIl-410527 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Estimated U.S. Energy Use in 2008: ~99.2 Quads Net Electricity Imports 0.11 Solar 0.01 0.09 8.45 12.68 Nuclear 6.82 Electricity 27.39 8.45 Generation Rejected Energy 57.07 39.97 2.43 20.54 Hydro 2.45 2.29 0.51 4.70 Wind 0.51 0.31 Residential 0.08 11.48 9.18 Geothermal 0.02 1.17 0.49 0.35 4.99 1.71 0.01 4.61 Natural Commercial Gas 6.86 8.58 Energy Services 23.84 3.20 0.57 0.01 0.06 42.15 4.78 3.35 0.10 Coal 8.14 Industrial 22.42 23.94 19.15 8.58 1.79 2.03 0.42 Biomass 20.90 3.88 0.83 0.02 0.46 0.67 Trans- portation 27.86 26.33 Petroleum 6.96 37.13 Source: LLNL 2009. Data is based on DOE/EIA-0384(2008), June 2009. If this information or a reproduction of it is used, credit must be given to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Department of Energy, under whose auspices the work was performed. Distributed electricity represents only retail electricity sales and does not include self-generation. EIA reports flows for non-thermal resources (i.e., hydro, wind and solar) in BTU-equivalent values by assuming a typical fossil fuel plant "heat rate." The efficiency of electricity production is calculated as the total retail electricity delivered divided by the primary energy input into electricity generation. End use efficiency is estimated as 80% for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors, and as 25% for the transportation sector. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. LLNL-MIl-410527