-- U.S. primary energy production rose 3% year over year in January to 9.1 quadrillion British thermal units, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its Monthly Energy Review released Monday.
Total fossil fuels production in January was made up of 46% dry natural gas, 31% crude oil, 12% crude oil and 11% natural gas plant liquids, the EIA reported.
Total renewable energy production was composed of 56% biomass, 20% wind, 12% hydroelectric power, 11% solar and 1% geothermal energy, according to the agency.
U.S. natural gas plant liquids production was 7% higher in January than in the year-ago month. Dry natural gas production and renewable energy production each climbed 4%. Nuclear electric power production and coal production each increased 2%. Crude oil production rose 1%.