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Source : U . S . Department of Energy TABLE 45A
Generation of Energy Resources ( 2022 )
State
% Coal
Rank
% Gases
Rank
% Nuclear
Rank
Alabama
17.9 %
21
43.0 %
20
29.2 %
12
Alaska
10.9 %
28
48.2 %
14
0.0 %
29
Arizona
12.8 %
25
43.0 %
19
30.5 %
11
Arkansas
30.9 %
15
39.5 %
22
21.7 %
16
California
0.1 %
43
48.1 %
16
8.7 %
26
Colorado
37.4 %
10
26.6 %
32
0.0 %
29
Connecticut
0.0 %
45
57.0 %
8
38.2 %
7
Delaware
2.0 %
39
93.2 %
1
0.0 %
29
Florida
6.0 %
36
74.7 %
5
11.9 %
24
Georgia
13.3 %
24
47.3 %
17
26.9 %
13
Hawaii
6.9 %
34
0.0 %
50
0.0 %
29
Idaho
0.0 %
44
26.6 %
31
0.0 %
29
Illinois
21.9 %
19
10.8 %
39
53.4 %
3
Indiana
52.4 %
7
34.9 %
26
0.0 %
29
Iowa
24.9 %
18
10.1 %
41
0.0 %
29
Kansas
32.5 %
12
5.4 %
43
14.4 %
20
Kentucky
68.0 %
3
24.5 %
33
0.0 %
29
Louisiana
7.7 %
33
70.3 %
6
15.3 %
19
Maine
0.3 %
42
32.5 %
27
0.0 %
29
Maryland
12.5 %
26
37.6 %
24
39.9 %
6
Massachusetts
0.0 %
45
75.0 %
4
0.0 %
29
Michigan
29.3 %
16
36.2 %
25
22.1 %
15
Minnesota
27.4 %
17
14.8 %
37
24.9 %
14
Mississippi
8.3 %
32
76.3 %
3
12.7 %
22
Missouri
66.6 %
4
10.3 %
40
11.2 %
25
Montana
43.0 %
9
2.7 %
48
0.0 %
29
Nebraska
49.0 %
8
3.1 %
47
13.8 %
21
Nevada
6.4 %
35
58.3 %
7
0.0 %
29
New Hampshire
1.6 %
40
24.0 %
35
58.2 %
1
New Jersey
0.8 %
41
51.5 %
11
43.5 %
5
New Mexico
32.5 %
13
26.8 %
30
0.0 %
29
New York
0.0 %
45
48.2 %
15
21.4 %
17
North Carolina
10.9 %
27
43.3 %
18
31.8 %
9
North Dakota
55.9 %
6
3.3 %
46
0.0 %
29
Ohio
31.7 %
14
51.3 %
12
12.4 %
23
Oklahoma
10.6 %
29
42.6 %
21
0.0 %
29
Oregon
0.0 %
45
31.1 %
28
0.0 %
29
Pennsylvania
10.0 %
31
54.6 %
9
31.8 %
8
Rhode Island
0.0 %
45
89.1 %
2
0.0 %
29
South Carolina
14.4 %
23
24.5 %
34
55.1 %
2
South Dakota
10.5 %
30
8.0 %
42
0.0 %
29
Tennessee
20.4 %
20
21.2 %
36
45.7 %
4
Texas
16.2 %
22
49.2 %
13
7.9 %
28
Utah
56.8 %
5
28.2 %
29
0.0 %
29
Vermont
0.0 %
45
0.0 %
49
0.0 %
29
Virginia
3.7 %
37
54.5 %
10
31.5 %
10
Washington
3.1 %
38
12.7 %
38
8.4 %
27
West Virginia
89.5 %
1
3.8 %
45
0.0 %
29
Wisconsin
35.8 %
11
38.0 %
23
16.5 %
18
Wyoming
72.3 %
2
4.3 %
44
0.0 %
29
Dist . of Columbia
0.0 %
50.0 %
0.0 %
United States
19.7 %
38.7 %
18.2 %
In 2022 Washington generated 75.7 % of its electricity from renewable resources , ranking 3rd in the nation . The second-most common source of electricity in Washington was gas ( natural gas and others ), generating 12.7 % of electricity production .