FutureMetrics
Inc. recently prepared a working report for the Heating the Midwest with
Renewable Biomass steering committee. The report outlines a vision to achieve
15 percent renewable thermal energy in the Midwest by 2025, with 10 percent
derived from sustainably produced biomass.
According
to the report, approximately 3.5 percent of all U.S. thermal energy needs are
currently satisfied by the use of solid biomass fuel. In the Midwest,
approximately 97 percent of thermal energy consumed in the residential sector
is from non-renewable sources.
