Chart of Energy Use by State and by Source, 2006 - Alternative Energy

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Chart of Energy Use by State and by Source, 2006

I.	Introduction	IV.	Btu Conversion Chart
II.	State by State Energy Use by Source: 2006	V.	Additional Reports on Energy
III.	US Total Energy Use by Source: 2003-2007	VI.	Related Links

I. Introduction

Coal plant in Black Mesa, AZ
Source: www.blackmesais.org (accessed Feb. 11, 2009)

From 2003 to 2007 the US relied on fossil fuels in the form of coal, natural gas, and petroleum to supply about 85% of its energy needs, while renewables such as wind and solar, accounted for about 7% of US energy needs.

The charts below detail US energy consumption by source (coal, natural gas, nuclear, wind, etc.) and by state. They also provide state population numbers to put each state's energy use into a national perspective. For example, in Chart II the population of Texas (23,367,534) is about 8% of the US population, while its energy use (11,744.4 trillion Btu) is about 11.8% of the US total.

II. State by State Energy Use by Source: 2006 (All Btu numbers below taken from US Energy Information Agency)
State and Population (% of US population)	Total Energy Used in Trillion Btu's (% of total US energy use)	Sources of Energy (Trillion Btu; Percentages rounded to nearest whole number by ProCon.org)
State and Population (% of US population)		Coal	Natural Gas	Oil	Nuclear	Hydro- electric	Biomass1	Solar, Wind, Other2	Net Gains/ Losses3
1. Alabama Population: 4,587,564 (1.5%)	2,140.5 (2.1%)	886.7	402.4	633.9	333	71.9	194.0	0.2	-381.5
1. Alabama Population: 4,587,564 (1.5%)	2,140.5 (2.1%)	41%	19%	30%	16%	3%	9%	0%	-18%
2. Alaska Population: 676,301 (0.2%)	753.5 (0.8%)	15	380.2	342.8	0	12.1	3.3	0.1	0.0
2. Alaska Population: 676,301 (0.2%)	753.5 (0.8%)	2%	50%	45%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%
3. Arizona Population: 6,178,251 (2%)	1,530.9 (1.5%)	432	364.6	601.7	250.5	67.4	8.8	3.1	-197.2
3. Arizona Population: 6,178,251 (2%)	1,530.9 (1.5%)	28%	24%	39%	16%	4%	0%	0%	-13%
4. Arkansas Population: 2,804,199 (0.9%)	1,144.5 (1.2%)	256.9	241.4	384.8	158.9	15.4	81.1	0.5	5.6
4. Arkansas Population: 2,804,199 (0.9%)	1,144.5 (1.2%)	22%	21%	34%	14%	1%	7%	0%	0%
5. California Population: 36,121,296 (12.1%)	8,420.4 (8.5%)	67	2,331	3,915	333.5	476.6	163.2	352.4	781.1
5. California Population: 36,121,296 (12.1%)	8,420.4 (8.5%)	1%	28%	46%	4%	6%	2%	4%	9%
6. Colorado Population: 4,751,474 (1.6%)	1,428.1 (1.4%)	394.3	458.8	513	0	17.8	6.8	9.5	28
6. Colorado Population: 4,751,474 (1.6%)	1,428.1 (1.4%)	28%	32%	36%	0%	1%	0%	1%	2%
7. Connecticut Population: 3,487,896 (1.2%)	848.9 (0.8%)	45.7	177.6	407.5	173.1	5.4	25.3	4.8	9.4
7. Connecticut Population: 3,487,896 (1.2%)	848.9 (0.8%)	5%	21%	48%	20%	1%	3%	1%	1%
8. Delaware Population: 850,366 (0.3%)	300.6 (0.3%)	56.6	44.7	138.1	0	0	1.3	.2	59.7
8. Delaware Population: 850,366 (0.3%)	300.6 (0.3%)	19%	15%	46%	0%	0%	0%	0%	20%
9. District of Columbia Population: 585,419 (0.2%)	175.6 (0.1%)	0	29.8	23.2	0	0	0.9	0	121.6
9. District of Columbia Population: 585,419 (0.2%)	175.6 (0.1%)	0%	17%	13%	0%	0%	1%	0%	69%
10. Florida Population: 18,019,093 (6%)	4,609.5 (4.6%)	696.2	916.6	2053.4	327.9	2.0	161.4	35.5	416.6
10. Florida Population: 18,019,093 (6%)	4,609.5 (4.6%)	15%	20%	45%	7%	0%	4%	1%	9%
11. Georgia Population: 9,318,715 (3.1%)	3,146.4 (3.1%)	892.7	432.9	1,130.4	333.9	25.5	187.3	.5	143.1
11. Georgia Population: 9,318,715 (3.1%)	3,146.4 (3.1%)	28%	14%	36%	11%	1%	6%	0%	5%
12. Hawaii Population: 1,275,264 (0.4%)	332.2 (0.3%)	18	0.2	297.2	0.0	1.2	8.5	7.0	0
12. Hawaii Population: 1,275,264 (0.4%)	332.2 (0.3%)	5%	0%	89%	0%	0%	3%	2%	0%
13. Idaho Population: 1,461,183 (0.5%)	514.6 (0.5%)	8.2	79.1	167.2	0.0	111.5	24.4	3.3	120.9
13. Idaho Population: 1,461,183 (0.5%)	514.6 (0.5%)	2%	15%	32%	0%	22%	4.8%	1%	23%
14. Illinois Population: 12,759,673 (4.3%)	3,946.1 (4%)	1044.1	894.2	1426.6	982.4	1.7	42	4.5	-449.5
14. Illinois Population: 12,759,673 (4.3%)	3,946.1 (4%)	26%	23%	36%	25%	0%	1%	0%	-11.3%
15. Indiana Population: 6,294,124 (2.1%)	2,862.2 (2.9%)	1,595.9	499.8	896.9	0.0	4.9	35.2	2.5	-172.9
15. Indiana Population: 6,294,124 (2.1%)	2,862.2 (2.9%)	56%	17%	30%	0%	0%	1%	0%	-6%
16. Iowa Population: 2,967,270 (1%)	1,207.4 (1.2%)	435.2	207.6	453.5	53.2	9.0	30.6	23.7	-5.5
16. Iowa Population: 2,967,270 (1%)	1,207.4 (1.2%)	36%	17%	36%	4%	1%	3%	2%	0%
17. Kansas Population: 2,756,267 (1%)	1,050.9 (1.1%)	364.2	263.5	367.3	97.6	.1	8.4	10.4	-60.6
17. Kansas Population: 2,756,267 (1%)	1,050.9 (1.1%)	35%	25%	35%	9%	0%	1%	1%	-6%
18. Kentucky Population: 4,199,440 (1.4%)	1,970.5 (2%)	1,023.3	217.2	757.2	0.0	25.7	26.7	1.4	-81.0
18. Kentucky Population: 4,199,440 (1.4%)	1,970.5 (2%)	52%	11%	38%	0%	1%	1%	0	-4%
19. Louisiana Population: 4,243,634 (1.4%)	3,802.5 (3.8%)	265.2	1,346.8	1,702.2	174.6	7.1	141.6	1.1	163.8
19. Louisiana Population: 4,243,634 (1.4%)	3,802.5 (3.8%)	7%	35%	45%	5%	0%	4%	0%	4%
20. Maine Population: 1,313,355 (0.4%)	457.8 (0.5%)	6.6	53.3	236.4	0.0	42.4	109.3	11.0	-1.3
20. Maine Population: 1,313,355 (0.4%)	457.8 (0.5%)	1%	12%	52%	0%	9%	24%	0	0
21. Maryland Population: 5,602,258 (1.9%)	1,452.4 (1.5%)	324.7	188.6	557.7	144.3	20.9	29.4	0.4	186.5
21. Maryland Population: 5,602,258 (1.9%)	1,452.4 (1.5%)	22%	13%	38%	10%	1%	2%	0%	13%
22. Massachusetts Population: 6,443,424 (2.2%)	1,479.1 (1.5%)	112.2	376.3	677.2	60.8	15	40.2	2.7	194.7
22. Massachusetts Population: 6,443,424 (2.2%)	1,479.1 (1.5%)	7.6%	25%	46%	4%	1%	3%	0%	13%
23. Michigan Population: 10,083,878 (3.4%)	2,998.0 (3%)	770.9	823.7	986.3	303.3	15.1	79.7	-4.2	23.2
23. Michigan Population: 10,083,878 (3.4%)	2,998.0 (3%)	26%	27%	33%	10%	1%	3%	0%	1%
24. Minnesota Population: 5,143,134 (1.7%)	1,822.0 (1.8%)	370.8	358.6	23.2701	137.6	5.7	54.2	48.1	146.1
24. Minnesota Population: 5,143,134 (1.7%)	1,822.0 (1.8%)	20%	20%	38%	8%	0	3%	3%	8%
25. Mississippi Population: 2,896,713 (1%)	1,215.7 (1.2%)	190.1	314.4	477.1	108.7	0	62.3	0.6	62.6
25. Mississippi Population: 2,896,713 (1%)	1,215.7 (1.2%)	16%	26%	39%	9%	0	5%	0	5%
26. Missouri Population: 5,832,977 (2%)	1,913 (1.9%)	829.1	256.0	759.1	105.6	2	17.8	0.2	-56.6
26. Missouri Population: 5,832,977 (2%)	1,913 (1.9%)	43%	13%	40%	6%	0%	1%	0	-3%
27. Montana Population: 945,428 (0.3%)	429.1 (0.4%)	194.3	75.1	196.7	0	100.5	12.4	3.9	-153.9
27. Montana Population: 945,428 (0.3%)	429.1 (0.4%)	45%	18%	46%	0%	23%	3%	1%	-36%
28. Nebraska Population: 1,759,779 (0.6%)	659.3 (0.7%)	227.4	123.3	232.5	93.9	8.9	8.7	3.3	-38.8
28. Nebraska Population: 1,759,779 (0.6%)	659.3 (0.7%)	34%	19%	35%	14%	1%	1%	1%	-6%
29. Nevada Population: 2,484,196 (1%)	2,140.5 (2.2%)	84.2	259.2	295.9	0.0	20.4	3.4	30.8	72.7
29. Nevada Population: 2,484,196 (1%)	2,140.5 (2.2%)	4%	12%	14%	0%	1%	0%	1%	3%
30. New Hampshire Population: 1,308,824 (0.4%)	313.1 (0.3%)	44.8	64.7	171.0	98.1	15.2	17.4	1.7	-99.7
30. New Hampshire Population: 1,308,824 (0.4%)	313.1 (0.3%)	16%	21%	55%	31%	5%	6%	1%	-32%
31. New Jersey Population: 8,640,218 (3%)	2,604.8 (2.6%)	116.1	568.0	1,299.2	339.8	0.4	26.4	2.2	252.8
31. New Jersey Population: 8,640,218 (3%)	2,604.8 (2.6%)	5%	22%	50%	13%	0%	1%	0%	10%
32. New Mexico Population: 1,937,916 (1%)	683.3 (0.7%)	316.2	229.5	273.1	0.0	2.0	3.1	13.3	-153.8
32. New Mexico Population: 1,937,916 (1%)	683.3 (0.7%)	46%	34%	40%	0%	2%	0%	2%	-23%
33. New York Population: 19,367,028 (6.5%)	3,939.9 (4%)	254.5	1,123.4	1,616.6	440.6	271.2	117.2	42.4	74.1
33. New York Population: 19,367,028 (6.5%)	3,939.9 (4%)	6%	29%	41%	11%	7%	3%	1%	2%
34. North Carolina Population: 8,845,343 (3%)	2,659.3 (2.8%)	777.9	230.8	963.2	417.0	38.1	97.4	0.7	134.3
34. North Carolina Population: 8,845,343 (3%)	2,659.3 (2.8%)	30%	9%	36%	16%	1%	4%	0%	5%
35. North Dakota Population: 636,453 (0.2%)	410.6 (0.4%)	414.8	50	138.2	0.0	15.1	3.7	6.8	-218.1
35. North Dakota Population: 636,453 (0.2%)	410.6 (0.4%)	101%	12%	34%	0%	4%	0%	2%	-53%
36. Ohio Population: 11,458,390 (4%)	3,892.9 (3.9%)	1,446	771.0	1,352.0	175.8	6.3	43.1	4.2	94.6
36. Ohio Population: 11,458,390 (4%)	3,892.9 (3.9%)	37%	20%	35%	5%	0%	1%	0%	2%
37. Oklahoma Population: 3,568,132 (1.1%)	1,603 (1.6%)	384.4	660.8	594.3	0.0	6.2	27.7	17	-87.4
37. Oklahoma Population: 3,568,132 (1.1%)	1,603 (1.6%)	24%	41%	37%	0%	0%	2%	1%	-5.5%
38. Oregon Population: 3,680,968 (1.2%)	1,111.8 (1.1%)	26.4	229.5	388.4	0	375.4	54.9	11.3	25.8
38. Oregon Population: 3,680,968 (1.2%)	1,111.8 (1.1%)	2%	21%	35%	0%	34%	5%	1%	2%
39. Pennsylvania Population: 12,388,055 (4.2%)	3,933.0 (4%)	1,501.1	685.5	1,475.0	785.7	28.2	76.5	5.0	-623.9
39. Pennsylvania Population: 12,388,055 (4.2%)	3,933.0 (4%)	38%	17%	38%	20%	1%	2%	0%	-16%
40. Rhode Island Population: 1,058,991 (0.4%)	216.3 (0.2%)	0.1	79.8	93.6	0.0	0.1	4.3	1.1	37.3
40. Rhode Island Population: 1,058,991 (0.4%)	216.3 (0.2%)	0%	37%	43%	0%	0%	2%	1%	17%
41. South Carolina Population: 4,324,799 (1.5%)	1,707.7 (1.7%)	432.2	181.4	594	530	17.9	80.8	0.3	-129.0
41. South Carolina Population: 4,324,799 (1.5%)	1,707.7 (1.7%)	25%	11%	35%	31%	1%	5%	0%	-8%
42. South Dakota Population: 787,380 (0.3%)	271.9 (0.3%)	39.6	40.9	118.8	0.0	33.7	1.8	2.3	34.9
42. South Dakota Population: 787,380 (0.3%)	271.9 (0.3%)	15%	15%	44%	0%	12%	1%	1%	13%
43. Tennessee Population: 6,068,306 (2%)	2,313.2 (2.3%)	677.2	228.8	834.5	257.5	76.9	51.9	0.7	185.7
43. Tennessee Population: 6,068,306 (2%)	2,313.2 (2.3%)	30%	10%	36%	11%	3%	2%	0%	8%
44. Texas Population: 23,367,534 (8%)	11,744.4 (11.8%)	1,610.3	3,551.3	5,871.4	430.6	6.6	74.2	67.4	132.7
44. Texas Population: 23,367,534 (8%)	11,744.4 (11.8%)	14%	30%	50%	4%	0%	1%	1%	1%
45. Utah Population: 2,585,155 (1%)	785.9 (0.8%)	382.8	198.2	314.2	0.0	7.4	3.6	4.8	-125
45. Utah Population: 2,585,155 (1%)	785.9 (0.8%)	49%	25%	40%	0%	1%	1%	1%	-16%
46. Vermont Population: 620,196 (0.3%)	163.7 (0.2%)	0	8.1	89	53.3	15.1	9.8	8.5	-19.9
46. Vermont Population: 620,196 (0.3%)	163.7 (0.2%)	0%	5%	54%	33%	9%	6%	5%	-12%
47. Virginia Population: 7,628,347 (3%)	2,544.9 (2.6%)	433.6	284.2	1,008.6	287.9	13.4	100.6	1.3	415.3
47. Virginia Population: 7,628,347 (3%)	2,544.9 (2.6%)	17%	11%	40%	11%	0%	4%	0%	16%
48. Washington Population: 6,360,529 (2.1%)	2,053.7 (2.1%)	69.2	271.6	809.5	97.3	813.4	123	-18.4	-119.9
48. Washington Population: 6,360,529 (2.1%)	2,053.7 (2.1%)	3%	13%	39%	5%	40%	6%	-1%	-6%
49. West Virginia Population: 1,806,760 (1%)	829.2 (0.8%)	958.9	128	291.6	0	15.6	4.4	1.8	-571.0
49. West Virginia Population: 1,806,760 (1%)	829.2 (0.8%)	116%	15%	35%	0%	2%	1%	0%	-69%
50. Wisconsin Population: 5,568,505 (1.9%)	1,818.5 (1.8%)	462.7	376.6	619.1	127.6	16.7	88.1	1.5	126.3
50. Wisconsin Population: 5,568,505 (1.9%)	1,818.5 (1.8%)	25%	21%	34%	7%	1%	5%	0%	7%
51. Wyoming Population: 512,573 (0.1%)	480.9 (0.5%)	489.3	111.9	173.1	0	8.4	0.9	8.1	-310.8
51. Wyoming Population: 512,573 (0.1%)	480.9 (0.5%)	102%	23%	36%	0%	2%	0%	2%	-65%
USTotal Population: (298,362,973)	99,521.1	22,455.7	22,190.6	40,420.5	8,231.8	2,869.0	2,579.0	741.7	0.00
USTotal Population: (298,362,973)	99,521.1	Coal	Natural Gas	Oil	Nuclear	Hydro- electric	Biomass1	Solar, Wind, Other2	Net Gains/ Losses3

Source: US Energy Information Agency (EIA), "Energy Consumption Esitmates by Source and End Use Sector,"

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Footnotes:
1. The totals for biomass include the following categories: biofuels, waste (landfill gas, municipal solid waste, and other biomass), and wood and other wood derived fuels.
2. In addition to wind and solar (photovoltaic and solar thermal), this category also included geothermal energy and net imports of electricity.
3. A positive number in this category indicates that more electricity came into the state than went out of the state during the year; a negative number means that more electricity left the state than the amount that came in (all the percentages in this column take into account the amount of energy lost during the conversion of fuels - such as the conversion of coal to electricity).

III. US Total Energy Use by Source: 2003-2007 (All Btu numbers below taken from US Energy Information Agency; percentages rounded to nearest whole number by ProCon.org)
Energy Source (Quadrillion Btu)	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fossil Fuels
Coal	22.321	22.466	22.795	22.452	22.786
Coal Coke Net Imports	0.051	0.138	0.044	0.061	0.025
Natural Gas	22.897	22.931	22.583	22.191	23.625
Petroleum (Oil)	38.809	40.294	40.393	39.958	39.818
Fossil Fuels Total	84.078 (86% of US total)	85.830 (86% of US Total)	85.816 (85% of US Total)	84.662 (85% of US Total)	86.253 (85% of US total)

Renewables
Biomass1	2.817	3.023	3.154	3.374	3.615
Biofuels	0.414	0.513	0.595	0.795	1.018
Waste	0.401	0.389	0.403	0.407	0.431
Wood Derived Fuels	2.002	2.121	2.156	2.172	2.165
Geothermal	0.331	0.341	0.343	0.343	0.353
Hydroelectric Conventional	2.825	2.690	2.703	2.869	2.463
Solar/PV	0.064	0.065	0.066	0.072	0.080
Wind	0.115	0.142	0.178	0.264	0.319
Renewable Totals	6.150 (6% of US total)	6.261 (6% of US total)	6.444 (6% of US total)	6.922 (7% of US total)	6.830 (7% of US total)

Nuclear	7.959 (8% of US total)	8.222 (8% of US total)	8.160 (8% of US total)	8.214 (8% of US total)	8.415 (8% of US total)

Electricity Net Imports	0.022 (0% of US total)	0.039 (0% of US total)	0.084 (0% of US total)	0.063 (0% of US total)	0.106 (0% of US total)

Total	98.209	100.351	100.503	99.861	101.605

Source: US Energy Information Agency (EIA), "US Energy Consumption by Energy Source,"

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Footnotes:
1. The totals for biomass include the following categories: biofuels, waste (landfill gas, municipal solid waste, and other biomass), and wood and other wood derived fuels.

IV. Btu Conversion Chart

The US Energy Information Agency (EIA) defines a Btu as "[t]he quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit at the temperature at which water has its greatest density (approximately 39 degrees Fahrenheit). According to the EIA "[e]nergy consumption is expressed in Btu to allow for consumption comparisons among fuels that are measured in different units."

For example, renewables such as wind and solar power produce electricity. Electricity is normally measured in a unit called the kilowatthour (kWh) while petroleum (oil) and other liquid fuels are often measured in gallons.

1. Electricity: 1 kilowatthour = 3,421 Btu

2. Natural Gas: 1 cubic foot = 1,028 Btu

3. Oil: One quadrillion Btu (1015) = 172 million barrels of oil

4. Wood: 1 cord (128 cubic feet) = 20 million Btu

V. Additional Reports on Energy

1. US Energy Information Agency (EIA), "Electric Power Sector Consumption Estimates, 2006,"

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2. US Energy Information Agency (EIA), "Transportation Sector Energy Consumption Estimates, 2006,"

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3. US Energy Information Agency (EIA), "Industrial Sector Energy Consumption Estimates, 2006,"

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4. US Energy Information Agency (EIA), "Residential Sector Energy Consumption Estimates, 2006,"

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5. US Energy Information Agency (EIA), "Commercial Sector Energy Consumption Estimates, 2006,"

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VI. Related Links

1. Is global oil production at (or past) its peak?

2. Will increased oil drilling help the US solve its energy crisis?

3. How the US Uses Oil

4. Are humans substantially responsible for global climate change today?