The most common form of biomass in United States is wood, representing around 50% of all biomass used in US.
Garbage and waste are also form of biomass, and they account for around 12% of the total biomass energy consumed in the United States.
United States today has around 80 waste-to-energy plants in the United States that generate electricity for around 1,3 million US homes.
The largest biomass power plant in North America in United States is the New Hope Power Partnership, Florida with the capacity of 140 MW. This plant can supply electricity for around 60,000 US homes.
Biomass currently produces 14 times more renewable energy for the United States than wind and solar energy combined.
Biomass in United States currently accounts for more than 300,000 green jobs.
More than 100 biomass power plants are currently connected to the electrical grid in the United States.
About 35% of the sales generation biomass plants are located in California. California currently has around 30 biomass power plants.
The average biomass power plant capacity in the United States is 21 MW.
Around 1.5 kg of Biomass will produce 1 unit (kWh) of power.
According to the he Biomass Power Association biomass power is a $1 billion worth industry in the United States.
Yes I would love to get my hands on the source material, or especially the DOE release statements.
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