Most produced energy in each state

[packman]

[bluedye33139]

1. In Washington, we love hydroelectric

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It's complicated because the dams produce energy but also have some very serious downsides. I hear the arguments for removing the dams and I want to agree with them, but the energy produced allows us to avoid burning things. Someday, I think Washington will be less dependent on hydroelectric, but I'm super comfortable with what we have now.

By a weird coincidence, my brother who is quite conservative wants to remove all the dams. He is a fly fisherman.

[txwhitedove]

2. Interesting. Why isn't energy from wind turbines shown?

[JHB]

3. Because there's no state where it's the #1 type

The map only shows the type that has the highest percentage per state.

[Roland99]

4. Sad

Time to turn fossil fuel industry into modern day whip and buggy companies

[Brother Buzz]

5. Interesting, Nevada flipped. Just a few short years ago they were totally into coal

My little sister was comptroller for Sierra Pacific Power, and I had to laugh when she told me how she would place orders for coal, 125 railroad cars at a time, like she was placing an order for a sack of potatoes.

[farmbo]

6. Ohio also flipped to natural gas in 2019...

USEPA Energy Profile...
For decades, the primary fuel for electricity generation in Ohio was coal. However, in 2019, natural gas provided more in-state electricity than coal for the first time. Seven of Ohio’s 10 largest power plants by capacity are coal-fired, but only 6 are among the 10 largest power plants based on the amount of electricity actually generated.74,75 In recent years, coal’s share of generation and the number of coal-fired power plants in the state have decreased.76 In 2019, 6%, or 750 megawatts, of the state’s coal-fired generating capacity was retired, but coal still fueled 39% of the state’s net generation that year.77,78,79 Rising natural gas-fired generation has offset much of the power supply lost from retired coal-fired power plants. Electricity generation from natural gas increased from about 3% of the state’s generation in 2009 to 43% in 2019.80,81