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Last Update: March 21, 2024 Next Update: April 18, 2024                                                                                                                                               See full record of updates

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Energy Indicators  
Demography West Virginia Share of U.S. Period
Population 1.8 million 0.5% 2022  
Civilian Labor Force 0.8 million 0.5% Jan-24  
Economy West Virginia U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 95.6 billion 42 2022  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 9,420 million 39 2022  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 49,169 50 2022  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 15,312 million miles 39 2022  
Land in Farms 3.5 million acres 39 2022  
Climate West Virginia U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit 24 2023  
Precipitation 40.1 inches 23 2023  
Prices  
Petroleum West Virginia U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $ 62.26 /barrel $ 71.00 /barrel Dec-23  
Natural Gas West Virginia U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate NA $ 4.39 /thousand cu ft Dec-23 find more
Residential NA $ 12.94 /thousand cu ft Dec-23 find more
Coal West Virginia U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price $ 127.52 /short ton $ 54.46 /short ton 2022  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector W $ 2.48 /million Btu Dec-23  
Electricity West Virginia U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 13.37 cents/kWh 15.73 cents/kWh Dec-23 find more
Commercial 10.94 cents/kWh 12.39 cents/kWh Dec-23 find more
Industrial 7.06 cents/kWh 7.66 cents/kWh Dec-23 find more
Reserves  
Reserves West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) 23 million barrels 0.1% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) 43,023 billion cu ft 7.3% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids 2,745 million barrels 10.5% 2021 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines 1,722 million short tons 15.3% 2022 find more
Rotary Rigs & Wells West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Natural Gas Producing Wells 47,934 wells 9.9% 2020 find more
Capacity West Virginia Share of U.S. Period
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) 22,300 barrels/calendar day 0.1% 2023  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 15,021 MW 1.3% Dec-23  
Supply & Distribution  
Production West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 5,497 trillion Btu 5.6% 2021 find more
Crude Oil 46 thousand barrels per day 0.3% Dec-23 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 2,920,613 million cu ft 7.4% 2022 find more
Coal 83,450 thousand short tons 14.0% 2022 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 4,648 thousand MWh 1.3% Dec-23  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) West Virginia U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired 0.3 % 0.3 % Dec-23 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 7.3 % 42.2 % Dec-23 find more
Coal-Fired 84.4 % 16.2 % Dec-23 find more
Nuclear 0.0 % 19.9 % Dec-23 find more
Renewables 8.0 % 20.9 % Dec-23  
Stocks West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 41 thousand barrels 0.3% Dec-23  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 278 thousand barrels 0.3% Dec-23 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 437,530 million cu ft 5.5% Dec-23 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 137 thousand barrels 0.6% Dec-23 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 4,804 thousand tons 3.7% Dec-23 find more
Fueling Stations West Virginia Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 915 stations 0.8% 2021  
Propane 9 stations 0.4% Feb-24  
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations 137 stations 0.2% Feb-24  
E85 34 stations 0.8% Feb-24  
Biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, and Other Alternative Fuels 2 stations 0.1% Feb-24  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary West Virginia U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 854 trillion Btu 34 2021 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 478 million Btu 7 2021 find more
Total Expenditures $ 8,754 million 38 2021 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 4,903 10 2021 find more
by End-Use Sector West Virginia Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 153 trillion Btu 0.7% 2021 find more
    »  Commercial 105 trillion Btu 0.6% 2021 find more
    »  Industrial 401 trillion Btu 1.2% 2021 find more
    »  Transportation 196 trillion Btu 0.7% 2021 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 1,751 million 0.6% 2021 find more
    »  Commercial $ 981 million 0.5% 2021 find more
    »  Industrial $ 2,091 million 0.9% 2021 find more
    »  Transportation $ 3,931 million 0.7% 2021 find more
by Source West Virginia Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 40 million barrels 0.6% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas 262 billion cu ft 0.8% 2022 find more
    »  Coal 21,589 thousand short tons 4.2% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 5,134 million 0.7% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 894 million 0.3% 2022 find more
    »  Coal $ 1,273 million 4.8% 2022 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum 27 thousand barrels 1.5% Dec-23 find more
Natural Gas 3,002 million cu ft 0.3% Dec-23 find more
Coal 1,626 thousand tons 5.1% Dec-23 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) West Virginia U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 40.1 % 46.2 % 2022  
Fuel Oil 2.0 % 3.9 % 2022  
Electricity 46.3 % 41.3 % 2022  
Propane 5.3 % 5.0 % 2022  
Other/None 6.3 % 3.5 % 2022  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 1,199 MW 0.4% Dec-23  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity -- -- 2023  
Renewable Energy Production West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 146 thousand MWh 0.8% Dec-23  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 226 thousand MWh 0.5% Dec-23  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation NM NM Dec-23  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 3 thousand MWh 0.1% Dec-23  
Fuel Ethanol Production 0 thousand barrels 0.0% 2021  
Renewable Energy Consumption West Virginia U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 5.7 % 45 2021  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 1,899 thousand barrels 39 2021  
Total Emissions West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 88.4 million metric tons 1.8% 2021  
Electric Power Industry Emissions West Virginia Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 50,376 thousand metric tons 3.1% 2022  
Sulfur Dioxide 42 thousand metric tons 3.9% 2022  
Nitrogen Oxide 28 thousand metric tons 2.3% 2022  

Notes & Sources

-- = No data reported.
*  = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values less than 0.5 are shown as *.)
NA = Not available.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Small differences between source data and values displayed here may be due to independent rounding.
Note: Components of "Utility-scale net electricity generation (share of total)" may not add to 100% because "Total utility-scale net electricity generation" includes net generation from petroleum coke, pumped storage hydroelectric, other gases, and other energy sources, which are not shown separately.
Note: Territory data may be estimates based on EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.