ShareThis
United States Hydroelectric Energy Use
The United States Hydroelectric Energy Sector List
|
|
||||||||
| State | Population Rank | Per Capita Carbon Output | Million Tons of Carbon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Idaho |  |
#39 |  |
#47 | 14.18 Million Tons of C02 | ||
 |
Oregon | |
#28 | |
#41 | 40.4 Million Tons of C02 | ||
 |
South Dakota | |
#46 | |
#48 | 13.7 Million Tons of C02 | ||
 |
Washington | |
#15 | |
#30 | 78.68 Million Tons of C02 | ||
| State | Population Rank | Per Capita Carbon Output | Million Tons of C02 | |||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by hydropower, i.e., the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy. Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, the project produces no direct waste, and has a considerably lower output level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) than fossil fuel powered energy plants. Worldwide, an installed capacity of 777 GWe supplied 2998 TWh of hydroelectricity in 2006. This was approximately 20% of the world's electricity, and accounted for about 88% of electricity from renewable sources. Click-on the blue column headings to toggle lists between ascending and descending orders respectively and Click-into any State that interests you to get a breakdown of the figures and statistics that make up each State's Carbon Footprint measurement. |
| Net Generation from Hydroelectric (Conventional) Power by State by Sector, Year-to-Date through December 2009 and 2008 (Thousand Megawatthours) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
Total (All Sectors) | Electric Power Sector | Commercial Sector | Industrial Sector | |||||||
| Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | Percent Change | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| New England | 9,739 | 9,300 | 4.7 | 1,304 | 1,199 | 7,607 | 7,297 | NM | 6 | 820 | 798 |
| Connecticut | 623 | 556 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 572 | 510 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | 4,589 | 4,457 | 2.9 | -- | -- | 3,813 | 3,695 | -- | -- | 776 | 762 |
| Massachusetts | 1,276 | 1,156 | 10.4 | 295 | 271 | 964 | 871 | NM | 6 | NM | 8 |
| New Hampshire | 1,581 | 1,633 | -3.2 | 409 | 396 | 1,163 | 1,230 | -- | -- | NM | 8 |
| Rhode Island | NM | 5 | -- | -- | -- | NM | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | 1,664 | 1,493 | 11.4 | 548 | 486 | 1,090 | 986 | -- | -- | NM | 21 |
| Middle Atlantic | 31,176 | 29,298 | 6.4 | 23,838 | 22,902 | 7,290 | 6,327 | -- | * | 48 | 69 |
| New Jersey | NM | 26 | -- | -- | -- | NM | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | 28,318 | 26,723 | 6 | 22,669 | 21,703 | 5,602 | 4,951 | -- | * | 48 | 69 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,821 | 2,549 | 10.7 | 1,169 | 1,199 | 1,651 | 1,350 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| East North Central | 4,106 | 3,942 | 4.1 | 3,717 | 3,559 | 209 | 194 | NM | * | 179 | 189 |
| Illinois | 161 | 139 | 16.4 | 69 | 60 | 92 | 78 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Indiana | 520 | 437 | 19.1 | 520 | 437 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Michigan | 1,321 | 1,364 | -3.2 | 1,205 | 1,248 | 92 | 91 | -- | -- | NM | 26 |
| Ohio | 498 | 386 | 28.9 | 498 | 386 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wisconsin | 1,605 | 1,616 | -0.7 | 1,424 | 1,428 | NM | 25 | NM | * | 156 | 163 |
| West North Central | 9,556 | 8,196 | 16.6 | 9,374 | 8,009 | 67 | 69 | -- | -- | 115 | 118 |
| Iowa | 737 | 819 | -10 | 734 | 816 | NM | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Kansas | NM | 11 | -- | -- | -- | NM | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 696 | 727 | -4.3 | 529 | 554 | 51 | 55 | -- | -- | 115 | 118 |
| Missouri | 1,915 | 2,047 | -6.5 | 1,915 | 2,047 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 401 | 346 | 15.9 | 401 | 346 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1,475 | 1,253 | 17.8 | 1,475 | 1,253 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 4,319 | 2,993 | 44.3 | 4,319 | 2,993 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 15,263 | 10,741 | 42.1 | 12,034 | 7,828 | 2,553 | 2,444 | 15 | 8 | 661 | 461 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 245 | 206 | 18.6 | 245 | 206 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3,056 | 2,145 | 42.5 | 3,023 | 2,120 | NM | 2 | -- | -- | NM | 22 |
| Maryland | 1,948 | 1,974 | -1.3 | -- | -- | 1,948 | 1,974 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| North Carolina | 4,922 | 3,034 | 62.2 | 4,877 | 3,008 | NM | 16 | 13 | 8 | NM | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2,102 | 1,123 | 87.2 | 2,058 | 1,100 | NM | 22 | NM | 1 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 1,415 | 1,011 | 39.9 | 1,334 | 947 | 70 | 55 | -- | -- | NM | 9 |
| West Virginia | 1,576 | 1,248 | 26.3 | 497 | 446 | 461 | 375 | -- | -- | 619 | 427 |
| East South Central | 24,589 | 13,700 | 79.5 | 24,583 | 13,695 | NM | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Alabama | 11,753 | 6,136 | 91.5 | 11,753 | 6,136 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 3,353 | 1,917 | 74.9 | 3,347 | 1,912 | NM | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tennessee | 9,482 | 5,646 | 67.9 | 9,482 | 5,646 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 10,695 | 10,575 | 1.1 | 9,400 | 9,459 | 1,295 | 1,117 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Arkansas | 4,195 | 4,660 | -10 | 4,192 | 4,658 | NM | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Louisiana | 1,236 | 1,064 | 16.2 | -- | -- | 1,236 | 1,064 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oklahoma | 3,762 | 3,811 | -1.3 | 3,762 | 3,811 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1,501 | 1,039 | 44.4 | 1,446 | 989 | 55 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mountain | 31,353 | 32,254 | -2.8 | 27,104 | 27,943 | 4,249 | 4,310 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Arizona | 6,348 | 7,286 | -12.9 | 6,348 | 7,286 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2,058 | 2,039 | 0.9 | 1,891 | 1,878 | 167 | 161 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Idaho | 9,507 | 9,363 | 1.5 | 8,799 | 8,664 | 708 | 699 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | 9,142 | 10,000 | -8.6 | 5,798 | 6,567 | 3,344 | 3,433 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 2,446 | 1,751 | 39.7 | 2,426 | 1,742 | NM | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 301 | 312 | -3.7 | 301 | 312 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Utah | 697 | 668 | 4.3 | 688 | 659 | NM | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | 854 | 835 | 2.2 | 854 | 835 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 134,358 | 135,570 | -0.9 | 132,373 | 133,861 | 1,938 | 1,661 | 45 | 46 | NM | 2 |
| California | 27,707 | 24,128 | 14.8 | 26,166 | 22,871 | 1,541 | 1,257 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | 32,718 | 33,805 | -3.2 | 32,479 | 33,558 | 238 | 247 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | 73,933 | 77,637 | -4.8 | 73,727 | 77,432 | 158 | 157 | 45 | 46 | NM | 2 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 1,297 | 1,256 | 3.3 | 1,221 | 1,190 | 41 | 27 | -- | -- | NM | 39 |
| Alaska | 1,205 | 1,172 | 2.8 | 1,205 | 1,172 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | 93 | 84 | 10.1 | NM | 18 | 41 | 27 | -- | -- | NM | 39 |
| U.S. Total | 272,131 | 254,831 | 6.8 | 244,946 | 229,645 | 25,256 | 23,451 | 69 | 60 | 1,860 | 1,676 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2007 are final. Values for and 2008 and 2009 are preliminary. - See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923, Form EIA-906 and Form EIA-920. Negative generation denotes that electric power consumed for plant use exceeds gross generation. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percent difference is calculated before rounding. Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |
|||||||||||
