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Generation of Energy Resources ( 2021 )
Source : U . S . Department of Energy TABLE 45A
State
% Coal
Rank
% Gases
Rank
% Nuclear
Rank
Alabama *
18.8 %
21
38.1 %
20
32.3 %
9
Alaska
11.4 %
31
46.8 %
14
0.0 %
29
Arizona
13.2 %
28
44.2 %
18
29.1 %
13
Arkansas
35.1 %
14
33.8 %
24
22.2 %
17
California
0.1 %
44
50.1 %
11
8.4 %
25
Colorado
41.5 %
11
25.6 %
32
0.0 %
29
Connecticut
0.6 %
42
55.6 %
9
39.1 %
7
Delaware
6.4 %
37
90.0 %
2
0.0 %
29
Florida
7.5 %
35
74.1 %
4
11.4 %
24
Georgia
15.4 %
25
45.6 %
15
27.3 %
14
Hawaii
11.8 %
30
0.0 %
50
0.0 %
29
Idaho
0.1 %
45
29.3 %
28
0.0 %
29
Illinois
23.8 %
19
11.5 %
39
53.4 %
3
Indiana
57.8 %
6
31.7 %
26
0.0 %
29
Iowa
32.9 %
16
9.6 %
40
0.0 %
29
Kansas
34.3 %
15
4.7 %
43
15.1 %
22
Kentucky
71.3 %
4
20.8 %
36
0.0 %
29
Louisiana
8.0 %
34
66.6 %
6
17.5 %
19
Maine
0.5 %
43
30.7 %
27
0.0 %
29
Maryland
13.5 %
27
36.6 %
21
39.2 %
6
Massachusetts
0.0 %
46
77.1 %
3
0.0 %
29
Michigan
32.1 %
17
27.5 %
30
29.7 %
12
Minnesota
26.6 %
18
21.6 %
35
23.9 %
16
Mississippi
8.2 %
33
71.8 %
5
17.4 %
20
Missouri
75.2 %
2
7.9 %
41
5.6 %
28
Montana
43.6 %
9
2.2 %
48
0.0 %
29
Nebraska
49.9 %
8
3.1 %
47
18.1 %
18
Nevada
6.6 %
36
62.6 %
7
0.0 %
29
New Hampshire
1.7 %
41
26.0 %
31
57.3 %
1
New Jersey
1.7 %
40
48.2 %
13
45.8 %
4
New Mexico
35.6 %
13
28.7 %
29
0.0 %
29
New York
0.0 %
46
45.2 %
17
25.0 %
15
North Carolina
15.7 %
23
36.5 %
22
33.2 %
8
North Dakota
56.7 %
7
3.8 %
46
0.0 %
29
Ohio
36.3 %
12
45.4 %
16
13.9 %
23
Oklahoma
13.9 %
26
41.9 %
19
0.0 %
29
Oregon
0.0 %
46
34.9 %
23
0.0 %
29
Pennsylvania
12.1 %
29
52.7 %
10
31.5 %
10
Rhode Island
0.0 %
46
92.7 %
1
0.0 %
29
South Carolina
15.4 %
24
23.6 %
34
54.7 %
2
South Dakota
9.5 %
32
7.6 %
42
0.0 %
29
Tennessee
23.1 %
20
17.7 %
37
44.7 %
5
Texas
18.4 %
22
48.8 %
12
8.3 %
26
Utah
62.0 %
5
25.1 %
33
0.0 %
29
Vermont **
0.0 %
46
0.1 %
49
0.0 %
29
Virginia
3.5 %
38
57.4 %
8
30.6 %
11
Washington
2.8 %
39
15.2 %
38
7.7 %
27
West Virginia
90.6 %
1
4.1 %
45
0.0 %
29
Wisconsin
42.7 %
10
33.2 %
25
15.5 %
21
Wyoming
73.7 %
3
4.3 %
44
0.0 %
29
Dist . of Columbia
0.0 %
64.9 %
0.0 %
United States
21.9 %
38.7 %
18.9 %
In 2020 Washington generated 74.2 % of its electricity from renewable resources , ranking third in the nation . The second-most common source of electricity in Washington was gas ( natural gas and others ), generating 15.2 % of electricity production .