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- Puerto Rico consumes almost 70 times more energy than it produces, and the Commonwealth's energy consumption per capita is roughly one-third of the average in the 50 U.S. states.
- Petroleum products account for about three-fifths of Puerto Rico's total energy consumption. However, the island's per capita petroleum consumption is about half the U.S. average.
- For fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 to June 2022), natural gas-fired power plants generated 43% of Puerto Rico’s total electricity. Petroleum generated an additional 37% of total electricity, coal generated 17%, and renewables generated 3%.
- Puerto Rico's reliance on petroleum as a fuel for electricity generation contributes to the island having a higher average electricity price than any U.S. state, except for Hawaii.
- Puerto Rico consumed 1.4 million tons of coal in 2021, the lowest amount since 2018, and almost all of it was used to operate the island's one coal-fired power plant.
Last Updated: January 19, 2023