Monthly and Annual Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuels Statistics

Monthly and annual data on renewable energy production, consumption, and electricity generation, as well as alternative transportation fuels. The dataset covers biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind, hydrogen, natural gas, propane, ethanol, and electricity. It is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in electricity generation from renewable sources like wind and solar over time.
• Model consumption of alternative transportation fuels such as hydrogen and natural gas by end-use sector.
• Compare production volumes across renewable energy types including biomass, geothermal, and hydropower.
• Study the relationship between fuel ethanol production and consumption data.
• Examine shipments data for specific technologies like solar thermal collectors and photovoltaics.

Strengths

• Covers a wide range of renewable energy types and alternative fuels, as listed in the tags.
• Includes data on multiple dimensions: production, consumption, generation, and end-use sector.
• Provided by the authoritative U.S. Department of Energy.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size is unknown, limiting assessment of scale.
• Data may be aggregated at the national level, lacking granular sub-national or facility-level detail.
• The last update was in July 2021, so recent trends may not be captured.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Energy

Time Range

Monthly and annual data; specific date range is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated on 2021-07-06; update frequency is not specified.

Geography

Likely United States, based on the authoring organization; specific coverage is not stated.