Visualization of USA energy generation data for 2019 from renewable and non-renewable sources
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The US Energy Information Administration was used as the source for energy data.
The United States Census Bureau was used as the source for 2019 state population data.
Race charts were produced with Flourish Studio with additional offline video editing and conversion.
Note: Renewable energy sources is defined by the US EIA as Wood, Biomass, Hydropower, Geothermal, Wind, and Solar and is segmented as such in the following visualizations.
Total Energy Production in the USA
Natural gas is the largest source of energy generation in the US contributing to 38.41% of US energy.
Texas is the largest producer of energy responsible for 11.71% of national generation.
Alaska had the highest reliance on a single source of energy with 93.21% of production coming from natural gas.
Renewable Energy Production in the USA
Renewable energy accounted for 10.85% of total energy generation in the US for 2019.
Wind was the largest source of renewable energy. 41.65% of renewable energy was from wind.
California generated the most amount of renewable energy where 49.18% of it energy was from renewable sources.
Vermont was the greenest state with 99.86% coming from renewable sources.
Per Capita Energy Production
Wyoming produced the most energy per capita with 71.42MWh per person which was 364% above the national average.
North Dakota produced the most renewable energy per capita with 17.79MWh per person which was 455% above the national average.
Natural Gas Energy Production
Natural gas produced 38.41% of all energy nationwide.
Texas was the largest producer of natural gas energy
52.79% of the energy supply in Texas came from natural gas.
Coal Energy Production
Coal produced 23.46% of all energy nationwide.
Texas was the largest producer of coal energy.
19.04% of the energy supply in Texas came from coal.
West Virginia had the highest reliance on coal energy comprising 90.96% of state energy.
Nuclear Energy Production
Nuclear produced 19.66% of all energy nationwide.
Illinois was the largest producer of nuclear energy.
54.41% of the energy supply in Illinois came from nuclear.
New Hampshire had the highest reliance on nuclear energy comprising 60.76% of state energy.
Wind Energy Production
Wind produced 7.29% of all energy nationwide.
Texas was the largest producer of wind energy.
17.5% of the energy supply in Texas came from wind.
Iowa had the highest reliance on wind energy comprising 41.98% of state energy.
Hydro Energy Production
Hydro produced 6.65% of all energy nationwide.
Washington was the largest producer of hydro energy.
62.6% of the energy supply in Washington came from hydro.
Washington had the highest reliance on wind energy.
Solar Energy Production
Solar produced 1.75% of all energy nationwide.
California was the largest producer of solar energy.
13.96% of the energy supply in California came from solar.
District of Columbia had the highest reliance on solar energy comprising 15.06% of state energy.
Wood Fuel Energy Production
Wood fuel produced 0.97% of all energy nationwide.
Georgia was the largest producer of wood fuel energy.
3.78% of the energy supply in Georgia came from wood fuel.
Maine had the highest reliance on wood fuel energy comprising 23.73% of state energy.
Petroleum Energy Production
Petroleum produced 0.45% of all energy nationwide.
Hawaii was the largest producer of petroleum energy.
69.26% of the energy supply in Hawaii came from petroleum.
Hawaii had the highest reliance on petroleum energy.
Biomass Energy Production
Biomass produced 0.45% of all energy nationwide.
California was the largest producer of biomass energy.
1.24% of the energy supply in California came from biomass.
District of Columbia had the highest reliance on biomass energy comprising 57.81% of state energy.
Geothermal Energy Production
Geothermal produced 0.39% of all energy nationwide.
California was the largest producer of geothermal energy.
5.56% of the energy supply in California came from geothermal.
Nevada had the highest reliance on geothermal energy comprising 9.47% of state energy.
Pumped Storage Energy Production
Pumped storage lost the equivalent 0.13% of all energy nationwide.
Missouri was the largest producer of pumped storage energy.
0.44% of the energy supply in Missouri came from wind.
Missouri had the highest reliance on pumped storage energy.
