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Renewables' share in US energy consumption peaked in 2014

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), the share of renewable energies in the total domestic energy consumption of the United States peaked in 2014 at 9.8%, its highest level since the 1930s (when wood had a significant share in energy supply). Over the 2001-2014 period, renewables consumption increased by an average 5%/year, thanks to the growing use of biofuels and of solar and wind power generation. Despite a decreased in hydropower consumption since the second half of the 1990s, hydropower remains the largest source of renewable energy in 2014. In terms of renewable energy consumption by sector, more than half of all renewables were used in the power sector, followed by industry (24%, mainly biomass) and by transports (13%). In terms of market penetration, renewables accounted for 13% of power generation, for about 10% of energy consumption in the industrial sector and for nearly 5% of the energy consumption of the transport sector.