US states by natural gas electricity generation

Texas had the highest natural gas electricity generation of 50 states in 2019, at 255.63 TWh. Vermont had the lowest, at 0 TWh. The median was 17.03 TWh and the figure for the United States was 1,588.53 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest255.63Texas
Lowest0Vermont
Median17.0350 states
United States1,588.53History

All states, 2019

Texas: 255.63 TWhTexas255.63Florida: 182.01 TWhFlorida182.01Pennsylvania: 98.04 TWhPennsylvania98.04California: 85.84 TWhCalifornia85.84Louisiana: 69.52 TWhLouisiana69.52Georgia: 58.62 TWhGeorgia58.62Virginia: 57.99 TWhVirginia57.99Alabama: 57.2 TWhAlabama57.2Ohio: 52.87 TWhOhio52.87Mississippi: 48.78 TWhMississippi48.78New York: 47.61 TWhNew York47.61Arizona: 46.08 TWhArizona46.08Oklahoma: 45.36 TWhOklahoma45.36North Carolina: 41.15 TWhNorth Carolina41.15New Jersey: 40.45 TWhNew Jersey40.45Michigan: 34.43 TWhMichigan34.43Indiana: 32.04 TWhIndiana32.04Nevada: 25.77 TWhNevada25.77South Carolina: 23.93 TWhSouth Carolina23.93Arkansas: 21.77 TWhArkansas21.77Illinois: 21.35 TWhIllinois21.35Connecticut: 21.34 TWhConnecticut21.34Oregon: 20.93 TWhOregon20.93Wisconsin: 20.33 TWhWisconsin20.33Colorado: 17.1 TWhColorado17.1Tennessee: 16.96 TWhTennessee16.96Washington: 15.73 TWhWashington15.73Massachusetts: 15.41 TWhMassachusetts15.41Kentucky: 15.34 TWhKentucky15.34Maryland: 14.61 TWhMaryland14.61Minnesota: 12.61 TWhMinnesota12.61New Mexico: 11.8 TWhNew Mexico11.8Utah: 9.37 TWhUtah9.37Iowa: 7.78 TWhIowa7.78Missouri: 7.67 TWhMissouri7.67Rhode Island: 7.14 TWhRhode Island7.14Delaware: 4.81 TWhDelaware4.81Idaho: 4.27 TWhIdaho4.27New Hampshire: 3.58 TWhNew Hampshire3.58Kansas: 3.02 TWhKansas3.02Alaska: 2.69 TWhAlaska2.69West Virginia: 2.24 TWhWest Virginia2.24Maine: 1.8 TWhMaine1.8North Dakota: 1.47 TWhNorth Dakota1.47Nebraska: 1.28 TWhNebraska1.28South Dakota: 1.17 TWhSouth Dakota1.17Wyoming: 1.03 TWhWyoming1.03Montana: 0.51 TWhMontana0.51District of Columbia: 0.11 TWhDistrict of Columbia0.11Vermont: 0 TWhVermont0
TWh. Source: EIA, Electricity data browser: net generation, natural gas, all sectors, annual (EIA-923) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankStates2019
TWh
Change on 2018
1Texas255.63+6.6%
2Florida182.01+5.9%
3Pennsylvania98.04+28.3%
4California85.84-4.4%
5Louisiana69.52+12.5%
6Georgia58.62+12.8%
7Virginia57.99+15.6%
8Alabama57.2-2.7%
9Ohio52.87+15%
10Mississippi48.78-1.4%
11New York47.61-6.3%
12Arizona46.08+24%
13Oklahoma45.36+6.5%
14North Carolina41.15-5.3%
15New Jersey40.45+4.1%
16Michigan34.43+11.1%
17Indiana32.04+19.5%
18Nevada25.77-3.4%
19South Carolina23.93+10.5%
20Arkansas21.77+5.6%
21Illinois21.35+23.8%
22Connecticut21.34+6.7%
23Oregon20.93+16.8%
24Wisconsin20.33+21%
25Colorado17.1+4.3%
26Tennessee16.96+26.5%
27Washington15.73+49.3%
28Massachusetts15.41-16.2%
29Kentucky15.34+5%
30Maryland14.61+5.5%
31Minnesota12.61+47.4%
32New Mexico11.8+1.5%
33Utah9.37+7.4%
34Iowa7.78+6%
35Missouri7.67+8.9%
36Rhode Island7.14-9.6%
37Delaware4.81-11%
38Idaho4.27+30.1%
39New Hampshire3.58+19.8%
40Kansas3.02+0.6%
41Alaska2.69-8.9%
42West Virginia2.24+57.9%
43Maine1.8-22.9%
44North Dakota1.47+44.3%
45Nebraska1.28+32.3%
46South Dakota1.17+0.2%
47Wyoming1.03+14.9%
48Montana0.51+6.5%
49District of Columbia0.11+383.6%
50Vermont0+3%

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.

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Which state has the highest natural gas electricity generation?

Texas, with 255.63 TWh in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest natural gas electricity generation?

Vermont, with 0 TWh in 2019.

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.

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