US states by natural gas electricity generation
Texas had the highest natural gas electricity generation of 50 states in 2016, at 225.98 TWh. Vermont had the lowest, at 0 TWh. The median was 13.99 TWh and the figure for the United States was 1,379.27 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
All states, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 225.98 | -4.9% |
| 2 | Florida | 158.5 | +1.7% |
| 3 | California | 97.07 | -16.4% |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 68.05 | +14.5% |
| 5 | Louisiana | 66.48 | +0.4% |
| 6 | Alabama | 57.8 | +3.5% |
| 7 | New York | 56.79 | -0.2% |
| 8 | Georgia | 52.86 | +4.7% |
| 9 | Mississippi | 50.09 | +11% |
| 10 | New Jersey | 43.81 | +18.5% |
| 11 | Virginia | 40.9 | +22.9% |
| 12 | North Carolina | 39.25 | +7.4% |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 36.53 | +6.5% |
| 14 | Arizona | 34.18 | +1.6% |
| 15 | Ohio | 29.91 | +2.4% |
| 16 | Michigan | 29.3 | +46.1% |
| 17 | Nevada | 28.92 | -0.3% |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 21.14 | +0.6% |
| 19 | Indiana | 20 | +23% |
| 20 | Arkansas | 18.17 | +22.2% |
| 21 | Connecticut | 17.95 | +3.4% |
| 22 | Illinois | 17.48 | +60.9% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 16.37 | -1.1% |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 15.47 | +15.5% |
| 25 | Oregon | 15.31 | -5.7% |
| 26 | Colorado | 12.68 | +8.9% |
| 27 | Tennessee | 11.32 | +21.4% |
| 28 | Washington | 10.98 | -15.8% |
| 29 | New Mexico | 9.96 | +6.3% |
| 30 | Minnesota | 8.93 | +20.8% |
| 31 | Utah | 8.69 | +5.8% |
| 32 | Kentucky | 8.23 | +38.3% |
| 33 | Delaware | 7.79 | +16.4% |
| 34 | Rhode Island | 6.29 | -4.5% |
| 35 | Missouri | 6.03 | +31.2% |
| 36 | Maryland | 5.42 | +19% |
| 37 | New Hampshire | 4.74 | -21.6% |
| 38 | Maine | 3.5 | +18.5% |
| 39 | Idaho | 3.32 | -12.7% |
| 40 | Alaska | 3.04 | -1.6% |
| 41 | Iowa | 2.96 | +23.5% |
| 42 | Kansas | 2.03 | +72.7% |
| 43 | West Virginia | 1.22 | -6.1% |
| 44 | North Dakota | 1.07 | +50.6% |
| 45 | South Dakota | 0.92 | +18.9% |
| 46 | Wyoming | 0.79 | +9.1% |
| 47 | Nebraska | 0.54 | +24.9% |
| 48 | Montana | 0.48 | -20.6% |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 0.02 | +0.2% |
| 50 | Vermont | 0 | +31.6% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net electricity generated from natural gas at utility-scale plants (1 megawatt or more) in the year, in terawatt hours, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-923. Other gases, such as blast furnace and refinery gas, are not included.
United States and its states only.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, natural gas, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which state has the highest natural gas electricity generation?
Texas, with 225.98 TWh in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which state has the lowest natural gas electricity generation?
Vermont, with 0 TWh in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity data browser: net generation, natural gas, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved 2026-10-11.