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U.S. State Electricity Generation Map

Explore net electricity generation for every U.S. state and the District of Columbia. Data come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — monthly plant surveys (Forms 923, 860, and 861) aggregated here into complete calendar years. Pick a fuel and year, click a state, and open the detail panel for rankings, year-over-year change, fuel mix, and a monthly trend. For country-level context, see the Global Electricity Map.

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EIA net electricity generation (all sectors) in gigawatt-hours (GWh). Choropleth uses a log color scale so both large producers (e.g. Texas) and smaller states are visible.

This map visualizes net electricity generation by U.S. state in gigawatt-hours (GWh). Coverage: 50 states + DC. Years shown include only complete calendar years with 12 months of EIA reporting.

Fuel categories include

  • Total generation
  • Natural gas, coal, and nuclear
  • Wind, solar (all solar), and hydropower
  • Geothermal, biomass, petroleum liquids, and other

Generation location reflects where power plants report output — not necessarily where electricity is consumed. Interstate trade is not subtracted from state totals. For FERC and transmission terminology (separate from these EIA statistics), see the Terminology Flashcards.

EIA state generation

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Generation on this map is in GWh (energy over a year). The Megawatt (MW) glossary entry explains power (rate) vs energy (total). Compare U.S. national totals on the Global Electricity Map (EIA mode).

About this data

This map uses the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Electricity bulk download — state-level net generation by fuel, aggregated from monthly plant reporting. The notes below summarize official EIA methodology; TransANCHOR is not affiliated with the EIA or the Department of Energy.

Net generation is electricity produced at power plants minus on-site auxiliary use and transformer losses. It is not the same as retail electricity sales or customer consumption — a state can generate far more (or less) than its residents and businesses use, because power flows across state lines on the interstate grid.

Summing all states on this map approximates U.S. national generation, but may not match the United States row on the Global Electricity Map exactly — that page uses EIA international statistics (annual estimates) or IEA net production, with different timing and scope.

Fuels follow EIA’s generation accounting. Solar uses code TSN (all solar — utility-scale and small-scale). Sub-categories such as SPV (utility-scale photovoltaic only) are omitted from the dropdown to prevent double-counting with TSN or SUN.

Coal is reported as COW (all coal types) in EIA series IDs.

  • Only complete calendar years (12 months) appear on the year slider.
  • Data are revised as EIA receives late survey filings — refresh the bulk file periodically.
  • Small industrial and commercial generators may be excluded below EIA reporting thresholds.
  • Pumped-storage hydro can appear as negative consumption in raw EIA plant data; it is not mapped as a fuel here.
  • This map is for exploration and education, not compliance or operational decisions.

EIA: EIA Open Data — Electricity (ELEC) bulk download. State series: ELEC.GEN.*-{ST}-99.M (all sectors, monthly).

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