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  • Production from the Utica Shale accounts for almost all of the rapid increase in Ohio's natural gas output, which was more than 29 times higher in 2021 than in 2010.
  • Ohio is the seventh-largest ethanol-producing state in the nation, and its seven ethanol plants have a production capacity of more than 740 million gallons per year.
  • Ohio has the sixth-largest crude oil-refining capacity in the nation, and the state's four refineries can process a combined total of nearly 603,000 barrels of crude oil per calendar day.
  • In 2020, Ohio was the sixth-largest coal-consuming state in the nation. Six times as much coal was consumed in Ohio as was produced in the state.
  • In 2021, Ohio was the fourth-largest electricity consumer among the states and ranked among the top 10 states in electricity net generation. Natural gas has fueled the largest share of Ohio's in-state net generation since 2019.

Last Updated: August 18, 2022

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