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Capacity of biomass and renewable waste energy in the United States 2007-2017

Solid biomass and renewable waste energy capacity in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017 (in megawatts)

The data shows the capacity of solid biomass and renewable waste energy in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, the U.S. had a capacity of 10.57 gigawatts of energy derived from solid biomass and renewable waste. Bioenergy is energy derived from biological materials which are characterized as organic materials with stored chemical energy like wood and manure.

2007	8298
2008	8412
2009	8511
2010	8604
2011	8541
2012	8934
2013	9880
2014	9892
2015	10466
2016	10415
2017	10567

Capacity of biomass and renewable waste energy in the United States 2007-2017

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