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Generation of Energy Resources( 2024)
Source: U. S. Department of Energy TABLE 46A
State
% Coal
Rank
% Gases Rank
% Nuclear Rank
Alabama
14.6 %
21
45.2 %
19
31.1 %
11
Alaska
11.2 %
26
46.8 %
17
0.0 %
29
Arizona
8.5 %
27
47.5 %
16
27.9 %
13
Arkansas
25.4 %
12
40.2 %
26
24.0 %
14
California
0.1 %
41
41.0 %
23
8.6 %
27
Colorado
28.0 %
11
30.5 %
31
0.0 %
29
Connecticut
0.0 %
42
58.2 %
10
37.7 %
7
Delaware
3.0 %
35
92.2 %
1
0.0 %
29
Florida
2.9 %
36
76.8 %
6
10.9 %
25
Georgia
12.8 %
23
40.7 %
24
34.3 %
8
Hawaii
0.0 %
42
0.0 %
50
0.0 %
29
Idaho
0.0 %
42
31.4 %
30
0.0 %
29
Illinois
14.6 %
22
16.4 %
39
53.6 %
2
Indiana
41.8 %
8
43.3 %
21
0.0 %
29
Iowa
20.5 %
18
13.9 %
41
0.0 %
29
Kansas
22.7 %
14
9.2 %
44
16.0 %
19
Kentucky
67.0 %
2
25.8 %
35
0.0 %
29
Louisiana
3.7 %
34
77.0 %
5
14.7 %
22
Maine
0.2 %
40
43.7 %
20
0.0 %
29
Maryland
7.0 %
29
39.3 %
27
41.6 %
6
Massachusetts
0.0 %
42
77.5 %
4
0.0 %
29
Michigan
20.7 %
17
45.6 %
18
21.2 %
15
Minnesota
19.5 %
19
27.1 %
33
20.2 %
17
Mississippi
4.3 %
33
77.6 %
3
13.8 %
23
Missouri
58.1 %
4
13.6 %
42
15.7 %
20
Montana
36.4 %
9
3.7 %
47
0.0 %
29
Nebraska
43.9 %
7
3.7 %
48
16.4 %
18
Nevada
5.1 %
32
54.9 %
11
0.0 %
29
New Hampshire
1.3 %
39
26.1 %
34
57.1 %
1
New Jersey
0.0 %
42
49.5 %
14
46.0 %
4
New Mexico
21.2 %
15
29.3 %
32
0.0 %
29
New York
0.0 %
42
48.3 %
15
21.0 %
16
North Carolina
12.7 %
24
41.1 %
22
32.1 %
9
North Dakota
54.5 %
5
5.8 %
46
0.0 %
29
Ohio
21.1 %
16
60.2 %
7
12.6 %
24
Oklahoma
6.5 %
30
50.8 %
13
0.0 %
29
Oregon
0.0 %
42
38.5 %
28
0.0 %
29
Pennsylvania
5.4 %
31
59.8 %
8
31.2 %
10
Rhode Island
0.0 %
42
89.9 %
2
0.0 %
29
South Carolina
16.8 %
20
22.7 %
36
53.5 %
3
South Dakota
7.5 %
28
10.8 %
43
0.0 %
29
Tennessee
22.9 %
13
21.7 %
37
42.3 %
5
Texas
11.6 %
25
52.2 %
12
6.8 %
28
Utah
45.4 %
6
33.1 %
29
0.0 %
29
Vermont
0.0 %
42
0.0 %
49
0.0 %
29
Virginia
1.9 %
38
59.4 %
9
28.2 %
12
Washington
2.8 %
37
17.9 %
38
9.7 %
26
West Virginia
85.2 %
1
7.6 %
45
0.0 %
29
Wisconsin
31.8 %
10
40.2 %
25
15.5 %
21
Wyoming
59.9 %
3
14.1 %
40
0.0 %
29
Dist. of Columbia
0.0 %
53.2 %
0.0 %
United States
15.1 %
43.7 %
18.1 %
In 2024, Washington generated 69.5 % 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 17.9 % of electricity production.