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## Contents

* 1 As published in 2015
* 1.1 Energy production
* 1.1.1 Renewable energy
* 1.2 Energy spending
* 1.3 Energy use
* 1.4 Energy prices
* 1.4.1 Utilities
* 1.5 Energy efficiency
* 1.6 Oil and gas activity on federal lands
* 2 As published 2014
* 2.1 Energy consumption
* 2.2 Production and transmission
* 2.3 See also
* 2.4 Footnotes

# As published in 2015[edit]

### Energy production[edit]

See also: Electricity generation by state and Fossil fuel production

The tables below display information about energy production in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Where electricity comes from, December 2014

State | Petroleum | Natural gas | Coal | Nuclear | Hydroelectric | Other renewable | Total (thousand MWh)
Tennessee | 0.10% | 6.50% | 33.90% | 43.60% | 15.0% | 1.60% | 5,858
Kentucky | 0.10% | \-- | 93.20% | 0.0% | 3.80% | 0.60% | 6,460
North Carolina | 0.10% | 20.10% | 37.80% | 34.40% | 4.10% | 3.0% | 8,653
Virginia | 0.60% | 19.0% | 26.80% | 46.50% | 1.70% | 6.30% | 5,179
West Virginia | 0.20% | 2.40% | 92.80% | 0.0% | 1.90% | 2.80% | 5,624
United States | 2.88% | 30.30% | 37.21% | 17.38% | 10.22% | 8.83% | 6,279
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"
Fossil fuel production

State | Crude oil
(thousand barrels, December 2014)  | Natural gas
(million cubic feet) 2013  | Coal
(thousand short tons, 2013)  | Crude oil refining capacity
(barrels per day, January 2014)  | Total energy production
(Trillion BTU, 2012)
Tennessee | 31 | 5,400 | 1,090 | 180,000 | 469
Kentucky | 292 | 94,665 | 90,862 | 247,500 | 2,391
North Carolina | \-- | \-- | \-- |  | 558
Virginia | * | 139,382 | 18,965 |  | 1,047
West Virginia | 601 | 717,892 | 120,425 | 22,300 | 3,721
United States | 235,080 | 24,381,632 | 1,015,135 | 17,924,630 | 74,639
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

#### Renewable energy[edit]

See also: Renewable energy generation

The table below provides information about renewable energy generation in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1][2]

Renewable energy generation, December 2013

State | Rank  | Percent renewable  | Renewable electricity (GWh)  | Total electricity (GWh)
Tennessee | 19 | 13.30% | 10,693 | 80,257
Kentucky | 39 | 3.91% | 3,551 | 90,737
North Carolina | 32 | 6.60% | 8,490 | 128,904
Virginia | 33 | 6.50% | 5,017 | 77,323
West Virginia | 44 | 3.45% | 2,800 | 81,162
United States | \-- | 13.20% | 539,809 | 4,092,935
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "Electric Power Monthly with Data for December 2013"

### Energy spending[edit]

See also: Fossil fuel spending

The table below provides information about energy spending in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Energy spending (in millions of dollars)

State | Petroleum
2012  | Natural gas
2013  | Coal
2013  | Per capita spending
(not in millions of dollars, 2012)  | Total state spending
2012
Tennessee | $18,006 | $1,576 | $1,204 | $4,436 | $28,636
Kentucky | $14,837 | $1,191 | $2,249 | $5,125 | $22,447
North Carolina | $22,427 | $2,423 | $2,025 | $3,714 | $36,204
Virginia | $23,096 | $2,427 | $898 | $4,292 | $35,135
West Virginia | $5,481 | $543 | $2,077 | $4,757 | $8,833
United States | $17,664 | $2,656 | $905 | $4,852 | $27,067
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

### Energy use[edit]

See also: Home heating sources

The table below provides information about energy use in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Home heating sources, 2013

State | Natural gas  | Fuel oil  | Electricity  | Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)  | Other/none
Tennessee | 32.30% | 0.40% | 60.40% | 4.20% | 2.70%
Kentucky | 37.90% | 0.90% | 50.90% | 6.30% | 3.90%
North Carolina | 24.60% | 3.70% | 61.40% | 7.50% | 2.80%
Virginia | 33.40% | 5.50% | 53.20% | 4.50% | 3.40%
West Virginia | 40.60% | 2.80% | 44.20% | 4.20% | 8.30%
United States | 46.33% | 8.52% | 33.11% | 6.37% | 6.01%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

### Energy prices[edit]

See also: Electricity prices in the United States, Historical state electricity prices and Historical state natural gas prices

The table below provides information about residential energy prices in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Residential energy prices, January 2014

State | Electricity price
(cents per kWh)  | Electricity price rank  | Natural gas price
(dollar per cubic foot)  | Natural gas price rank
Tennessee | 9.74 | 39 | $8.4 | 33
Kentucky | 9.42 | 41 | $8.8 | 30
North Carolina | 10.29 | 30 | $10.35 | 19
Virginia | 10.09 | 32 | $10.32 | 20
West Virginia | 9.01 | 43 | $9.19 | 24
United States | 12.35 | \-- | $9.26 | \--
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

#### Utilities[edit]

See also: Electricity prices by consumer type

The table below provides information about electricity prices in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Electricity prices by consumer type, January 2014 (in cents per kWh)

State | Residential  | Commercial  | Industrial
Tennessee | 9.74 | 10.0 | 6.41
Kentucky | 9.42 | 8.88 | 6.13
North Carolina | 10.29 | 8.62 | 6.34
Virginia | 10.09 | 8.04 | 6.79
West Virginia | 9.01 | 7.71 | 5.99
United States | 12.35 | 9.34 | 6.76
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

The graph below displays the average residential, commercial, and industrial electricity prices from 2000 to 2014 in Tennessee.[1][3]

Average price of electricity in Tennessee, 2000 to 2014

### Energy efficiency[edit]

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) tracks energy efficiency at the state level. The table below presents ACEEE's energy efficiency assessments for Tennessee and surrounding states.[4][5]

State energy efficiency ratings, 2014

State | Rank  | Score
Tennessee | 38 | 12.0
Kentucky | 33 | 13.5
North Carolina | 24 | 17.5
Virginia | 35 | 12.5
West Virginia | 46 | 8.5
United States | \-- | 19.17
Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "2014 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Executive Summary"

### Oil and gas activity on federal lands[edit]

See also: BLM oil and gas leases by state

The table below provides information about oil and natural gas leases on federal lands in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[6][7][8][9][10]

Oil and gas leasing on BLM lands by state, 2013

State | Active permits on BLM lands (FY 2013) | Total acres under lease (FY 2013) | State percentage of total permits | State percentage of total acres
Tennessee | 2 | 736 | 0.00% | 0.00%
Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00%
Kentucky | 69 | 37,998 | 0.15% | 0.11%
Mississippi | 849 | 475,639 | 1.79% | 1.32%
North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00%
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00%
Total United States | 47,427 permits | 36,092,482 acres | \-- | \--
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management

# As published 2014[edit]

#### Energy consumption[edit]

The tables below provide information about energy consumption and spending in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons

Type | Tennessee| South Carolina| U.S. Figures
Figure| U.S. rank*| Figure| U.S. rank*| Totals
Population| 6.5 million| 17| 4.8 million| 24| 313.9 million
Per capita income average| $37,678| 35| $34,266| 49| $42,693
Total consumption| $2,201 trillion BTU| 15| 1,610 trillion BTU| 22| 97,301 quadrillion BTU
Per capita energy consumption| 344 million BTU| 20| 345 million BTU| 19| 312 million BTU
Total spending on energy| $29,699 million| 15| $21,175 million| 25| $1,394,088 million
Per capita spending on energy| $4,641| 22| $4,531| 24| $4,474
Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet| $9.65| 30| $11.30| 19| $12.48
Price of electricity, cents per kWh| 10.01| 40| 11.85| 20| 12.31
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010)| 107.1| 18| 84| 26| 5,631
*Rank is from highest to lowest.
Consumption of energy for heating homes in Tennessee

Source | Tennessee 2011 | U.S. average 2011
Natural gas | 33.4% | 49.5%
Fuel oil | 0.5% | 6.5%
Electricity | 59.0% | 35.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) | 4.5% | 5%
Other/none | 2.6% | 3.6%

### Production and transmission[edit]

The tables below provide information about energy production and transmission in Tennessee. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[11]

Energy production by type in Tennessee, 2011

Type | Amount generated
(trillion BTU) | % of state | % of USA
Crude oil | 1.4 | 0.28% | 0.01%
Natural gas | 5.7 | 1.13% | 0.02%
Coal | 38.6 | 7.62% | 0.17%
Nuclear | 281.7 | 55.63% | 3.41%
Biofuels | 31.3 | 6.18% | 1.63%
Other | 147.8 | 29.19% | 2.07%
Where electricity comes from in Tennessee

Type | Amount generated (MWh) | % of state** | % of U.S.**
Petroleum-fired | 6,000 | 0.12% | 0.02%
Natural gas-fired | 207,000 | 3.98% | 0.02%
Coal-fired | 2,234,000 | 42.99% | 0.13%
Nuclear | 1,894,000 | 36.44% | 0.24%
Hydroelectric | 764,000 | 14.7% | 0.24%
Other renewables | 92,000 | 1.77% | 0.05%
Total net electricity generation | 5,197,000 | 100% | 0.13%
**Note: Because the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) does not include all of a state's energy production in these figures, the EIA totals do not equal 100 percent. Instead, we have generated our own percentages.

## See also[edit]

* Energy policy in the United States
* Energy policy in Tennessee
* Fracking in Tennessee

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates," accessed January 10, 2017
2. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration "Electric Power Monthly with Data for December 2013," February 2014
3. ↑ Outlier, "Hot and heavy energy usage: How the demand and price for electricity skyrocketed on a 100° day," September 5, 2012
4. ↑ American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "Energy Efficiency Programs," accessed May 19, 2015
5. ↑ American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "2014 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Executive Summary," accessed May 20, 2015
6. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Number of Acres Leased During the Fiscal Year," accessed October 20, 2014
7. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Total Number of Leases in Effect," accessed October 20, 2014
8. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Summary of Onshore Oil and Gas Statistics," accessed October 20, 2014
9. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Number of Drilling Permits Approved by Fiscal Year on Federal Lands," accessed October 20, 2014
10. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Total Number of Acres Under Lease As of the Last Day of the Fiscal Year," accessed October 22, 2014
11. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Energy Data System, Production," accessed February 18, 2014

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