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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)
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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

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