Primary energy production

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001757",
  "term": "Primary energy production",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Production of primary energy. The U.S. Energy Information Administration includes the following in U.S. primary energy production:\n\n•\n\nCoal production, waste coal supplied, and coal refuse recovery\n\n• Crude oil and lease condensate production\n\n• Natural gas plant liquids production\n\n• Dry natural gas excluding supplemental gaseous fuels production\n\n• Nuclear electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the nuclear plant heat rates)\n\n• Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity)\n\n• Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity), and geothermal heat pump energy and geothermal direct use energy\n\n• Solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity), and solar thermal direct use energy\n\n• Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the heat content of electricity)\n\n• Wood and wood-derived fuels production\n\n• Biomass waste consumption\n\n• Fuel ethanol and biodiesel feedstock and renewable diesel and other biofuels production\n\nNote: In some EIA publications, conventional hydroelectricity net generation, geothermal electricity net generation, solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (both utility-scale and small-scale), and wind electricity net generation are converted to Btu using the average annual heat rate of fossil-fueled plants, under definitions used prior to September 2023.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/primary-energy-production/"
}