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Generation Methods

The reports below display how energy was generated in the United States for the year 2005. It will be interesting to view these numbers as data becomes available for more recent years, and with a national focus on generation of energy from the more predominately renewable sources.

Type of Energy Percentage of Generation
Coal 47.99
Oil 4.41
Gas 17.99
Other Fossil 0.60
Biomass 1.77
Hydro 9.72
Nuclear 16.75
Wind 0.47
Solar 0.01
Geothermal 0.24
Unknown 0.06


Energy Generation By State

The results in the charts above represent energy generation for the entire country. The table below is broken down by state. All columns can be sorted.

ST Coal Oil Gas Biomass Hydro Nuclear Wind Solar Geo
AK 9.47%11.56%56.62%0.08%22.26%0.00%0.01%0.00%0.00%
AL 56.85%0.15%10.10%2.35%7.39%23.08%0.00%0.00%0.00%
AR 48.20%0.43%12.57%3.63%6.49%28.64%0.00%0.00%0.00%
AZ 39.56%0.04%28.48%0.06%6.41%25.43%0.00%0.01%0.00%
CA 0.98%1.29%46.71%2.91%19.88%18.08%2.13%0.27%6.51%
CO 71.67%0.03%24.06%0.07%2.61%0.00%1.56%0.00%0.00%
CT 11.91%9.41%26.42%2.12%1.42%46.39%0.00%0.00%0.00%
DC 0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
DE 59.40%14.95%19.55%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
FL 28.43%16.93%38.05%1.97%0.12%13.08%0.00%0.00%0.00%
GA 63.85%0.74%7.15%2.34%2.80%23.08%0.00%0.00%0.00%
HI 14.16%78.77%0.00%2.61%0.83%0.00%0.06%0.00%1.92%
IA 77.49%0.34%5.64%0.26%2.18%10.32%3.74%0.00%0.00%
ID 0.88%0.00%14.32%5.33%78.91%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
IL 47.52%0.17%3.66%0.35%0.07%48.03%0.07%0.00%0.00%
IN 94.25%0.20%2.76%0.05%0.34%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
KS 75.18%2.15%2.48%0.00%0.02%19.23%0.93%0.00%0.00%
KY 91.07%3.76%1.70%0.43%3.03%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
LA 24.89%3.76%47.29%2.89%0.88%16.91%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MA 25.34%14.98%42.69%2.53%1.18%11.53%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MD 55.69%7.25%3.59%1.04%3.24%27.93%0.00%0.00%0.00%
ME 1.83%8.62%42.60%21.93%23.28%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MI 57.83%0.74%11.21%2.09%0.29%27.02%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MN 62.12%1.48%5.14%1.89%1.46%24.26%2.99%0.00%0.00%
MO 85.23%0.19%4.29%0.01%1.37%8.84%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MS 36.91%3.19%34.02%3.48%0.00%22.36%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MT 63.79%1.48%0.13%0.23%34.32%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
NC 60.47%0.37%2.41%1.42%4.27%30.82%0.00%0.00%0.00%
ND 94.76%0.11%0.03%0.03%4.20%0.00%0.69%0.00%0.00%
NE 66.16%0.10%2.55%0.14%2.77%27.97%0.31%0.00%0.00%
NH 16.68%5.56%27.79%3.84%7.14%38.73%0.00%0.00%0.00%
NJ 19.10%1.80%25.09%1.38%0.00%51.58%0.00%0.00%0.00%
NM 85.23%0.11%11.92%0.01%0.47%0.00%2.26%0.00%0.00%
NV 44.93%0.11%47.44%0.00%4.16%0.00%0.00%0.00%3.09%
NY 13.75%16.23%22.46%1.24%16.89%28.66%0.07%0.00%0.00%
OH 87.19%0.89%1.72%0.25%0.33%9.43%0.01%0.00%0.00%
OK 51.72%0.10%43.00%0.41%3.52%0.00%1.21%0.00%0.00%
OR 7.00%0.12%27.04%1.77%62.50%0.00%1.48%0.00%0.00%
PA 55.44%2.27%4.96%0.91%0.69%34.99%0.13%0.00%0.00%
RI 0.00%0.92%98.97%0.00%0.11%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
SC 38.70%0.66%5.28%1.74%1.70%51.83%0.00%0.00%0.00%
SD 45.95%0.32%4.16%0.00%47.15%0.00%2.42%0.00%0.00%
TN 61.00%0.24%0.55%0.57%8.98%28.66%0.00%0.00%0.00%
TX 37.35%0.57%49.26%0.28%0.34%9.62%1.07%0.00%0.00%
UT 94.27%0.11%3.09%0.00%2.06%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.48%
VA 44.91%5.38%10.43%3.12%0.08%35.42%0.00%0.00%0.00%
VT 0.00%0.18%0.04%7.18%21.18%71.22%0.20%0.00%0.00%
WA 10.30%0.10%8.42%1.56%70.68%8.08%0.49%0.00%0.00%
WI 67.35%1.14%10.48%1.89%2.75%16.04%0.15%0.00%0.00%
WV 97.66%0.24%0.29%0.00%1.55%0.00%0.16%0.00%0.00%
WY 95.12%0.09%0.71%0.00%1.77%0.00%1.57%0.00%0.00%
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