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Nebraska Energy Statistics

Energy Consumption Comparison
by State

In 2021, Nebraska was the 19th lowest in energy consumption in the country. Nebraska consumed 898.0 trillion British thermal units (Btu) of energy, which was less than one percent (0.92%) of the nation's total consumption. Texas had the highest consumption (14,358.7 trillion Btu which was 15 percent of the nation's total), and Vermont had the lowest consumption (128.8 trillion Btu).

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bar chart showing the Energy Consumption by State comparison.

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Total Energy Consumption Ranked by State

2021

(Lowest to Highest Rank)
Rank State Energy Consumption
(Trillion Btu)
1 Vermont 128.8
2 District of Columbia 150.7
3 Rhode Island 186.0
4 Hawaii 270.8
5 Delaware 295.5
6 New Hampshire 301.6
7 Maine 372.0
8 South Dakota 410.2
9 Montana 433.5
10 Wyoming 504.1
11 Idaho 573.0
12 Alaska 684.2
13 North Dakota 703.9
14 Connecticut 704.4
15 New Mexico 739.0
16 Nevada 761.3
17 Utah 847.2
18 West Virginia 853.1
19 Nebraska 898.0
20 Oregon 1,047.8
21 Kansas 1,073.7
22 Arkansas 1,079.1
23 Mississippi 1,085.0
24 Maryland 1,269.2
25 Massachusetts 1,343.7
26 Colorado 1,509.2
27 Arizona 1,563.1
28 Iowa 1,567.3
29 South Carolina 1,629.8
30 Oklahoma 1,651.7
31 Kentucky 1,688.5
32 Missouri 1,760.0
33 Wisconsin 1,763.2
34 Minnesota 1,820.6
35 Washington 1,896.8
36 Alabama 1,965.2
37 New Jersey 1,999.8
38 Tennessee 2,196.1
39 Virginia 2,440.4
40 North Carolina 2,627.6
41 Michigan 2,710.2
42 Indiana 2,726.8
43 Georgia 2,833.5
44 Ohio 3,542.0
45 New York 3,542.3
46 Pennsylvania 3,633.6
47 Illinois 3,723.6
48 Louisiana 4,282.1
49 Florida 4,313.2
50 California 7,387.9
51 Texas 14,358.7
United States Total 97,810.0

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Sources: State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.

This table was updated on November 8, 2022.

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