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- Pennsylvania's marketed natural gas production, primarily from the Marcellus Shale, reached a record 7.6 trillion cubic feet in 2021, and the state is the nation's second-largest natural gas producer after Texas.
- Pennsylvania is the third-largest coal-producing state in the nation after Wyoming and West Virginia, and it is the second-largest coal exporter to foreign markets after West Virginia.
- In 2021, Pennsylvania ranked second in the nation after Illinois in electricity generation from nuclear power. However, since 2019 natural gas has surpassed nuclear energy as the largest source of in-state electricity generation.
- Over half of Pennsylvania households use natural gas as their primary home heating fuel, and the state's 48 underground gas storage sites--the most for any state--help meet regional heating demand in winter.
- Pennsylvania is the second-largest net supplier of total energy to other states, after Texas.
Last Updated: November 17, 2022