Historical New York energy information, 2011-2015

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This page contains historical information about energy production and usage in New York. For more current information about energy policy in New York, see this article.

Note: The information on this page comes largely from federal government sources, including the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Other sources may provide different data. Information from government sources has been used here for the sake of facilitating state-by-state comparisons.

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 New York. 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)
New York 0.10% 38.50% 1.40% 34.60% 19.60% 5.20% 10,919
Delaware -- 95.0% --0.30% 0.0% 0.0% 2.10% 513
Maryland 0.20% 7.40% 37.30% 48.60% 2.30% 3.30% 2,671
New Jersey -- 48.80% 1.80% 46.0% -- 2.80% 5,446
Pennsylvania 0.10% 29.10% 27.80% 38.70% 0.80% 3.10% 17,569
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)
New York 27 23,458 -- -- 812
Delaware -- -- -- 182,200 4
Maryland -- 32 2,283 -- 247
New Jersey -- -- -- 468,000 397
Pennsylvania 592 3,259,042 54,719 596,000 4,720
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 New York. 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)
New York 12 23.50% 32,030 136,275
Delaware 50 1.60% 122 7,627
Maryland 30 7.0% 2,647 38,015
New Jersey 46 2.54% 1,712 67,465
Pennsylvania 38 3.98% 8,823 221,709
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 New York. 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
New York $35,956 $9,324 $263 $3,327 $65,134
Delaware $2,180 $748 $58 $4,377 $4,014
Maryland $13,879 $1,803 $681 $3,840 $22,595
New Jersey $25,113 $4,823 $104 $4,446 $39,426
Pennsylvania $33,201 $6,577 $3,284 $4,227 $53,954
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 New York. 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
New York 56.40% 25.0% 10.60% 3.60% 4.40%
Delaware 41.0% 14.20% 32.50% 9.70% 2.60%
Maryland 44.20% 9.90% 40.10% 3.10% 2.70%
New Jersey 74.10% 10.40% 12.20% 1.90% 1.30%
Pennsylvania 50.90% 17.60% 22.0% 4.0% 5.50%
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 New York. 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
New York 19.53 3 $11.18 13
Delaware 12.48 16 $11.92 10
Maryland 13.14 13 $10.49 17
New Jersey 15.26 10 $9.69 22
Pennsylvania 12.74 15 $10.41 18
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 New York. 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
New York 19.53 16.37 7.41
Delaware 12.48 10.93 10.67
Maryland 13.14 11.52 11.51
New Jersey 15.26 13.88 15.11
Pennsylvania 12.74 10.38 8.49
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 New York.[1][3]

Average price of electricity in New York, 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 New York and surrounding states.[4][5]

State energy efficiency ratings, 2014
State Rank Score
New York 7 35.0
Delaware 25 17.0
Maryland 9 30.0
New Jersey 19 21.0
Pennsylvania 20 20.5
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 New York. 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
New York 5 1,183 0.01% 0.00%
Pennsylvania 69 4,761 0.15% 0.01%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
New Jersey 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Massachusetts 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 in 2014[edit]

Energy consumption[edit]

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

Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons
Type New YorkPennsylvaniaU.S. Figures
FigureU.S. rank*FigureU.S. rank*Totals
Population19.7 million312.8 million6313.9 million
Per capita income average$52,0955$43,61620$42,693
Total consumption3,615 trillion BTU83,725 trillion BTU797,301 quadrillion BTU
Per capita energy consumption185 million BTU50292 million BTU32312 million BTU
Total spending on energy$65,877 million4$55,1645$1,394,088 million
Per capita spending on energy$3,37851$4,32929$4,474
Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet$16.3513$15.5916$12.48
Price of electricity, cents per kWh18.89213.141712.31
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010)172.810256.635,631
*Rank is from highest to lowest.
Consumption of energy for heating homes in New York
Source New York 2011 U.S. average 2011
Natural gas 55.8% 49.5%
Fuel oil 27.5% 6.5%
Electricity 9.8% 35.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) 3.1% 5%
Other/none 3.6% 3.6%

Production and transmission[edit]

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

Energy production by type in New York, 2011
Type Amount generated
(trillion BTU)
% of state % of USA
Crude oil 2.1 0.24% 0.02%
Natural gas 31.9 3.65% 0.12%
Nuclear 446.8 51.17% 5.4%
Biofuels 23.2 2.66% 1.21%
Other 369.1 42.27% 5.18%
Where electricity comes from in New York
Type Amount generated (MWh) % of state** % of U.S.**
Petroleum-fired 19,000 0.18% 0.06%
Natural gas-fired 3,558,000 34.32% 0.35%
Coal-fired 201,000 1.94% 0.01%
Nuclear 3,992,000 38.51% 0.51%
Hydroelectric 2,005,000 19.34% 0.63%
Other renewables 513,000 4.95% 0.25%
Total net electricity generation 10,367,000 100% 0.25%
**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.

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