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- Arizona's Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, rated at 3,937 net megawatts, is the largest net generator of electricity in the nation. By capacity, it is the second-largest power plant of any kind in the nation.
- Arizona ranked second in the nation in utility-scale electricity generation from solar energy in 2015.
- Arizona, the 14th most populous state, ranked 45th in the nation in per capita energy consumption in 2014, partly because of the state’s small industrial sector.
- Arizona's only operating coal mine, Kayenta, on the Navajo and Hopi reservations, supplies the 7-to-8 million short tons burned annually by the Navajo Generating Station's three 750-megawatt units.
- Arizona's Renewable Environmental Standard requires 15% of the state’s electricity consumed in 2025 to come from renewable energy resources; in 2015, 9.5% of Arizona’s utility-scale net electricity generation came from renewable resources, primarily from the Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams.
Last Updated: December 15, 2016
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Arizona, U.S. Rankings
| Consumption | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 44 |
| Expenditures | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 47 |
| Production | |
| Total Energy | 28 |
| Crude Oil | 30 |
| Natural Gas | 30 |
| Coal | 16 |
| Electricity | 13 |
| Prices | |
| Natural Gas | 8 |
| Electricity | 27 |
| Environment | |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions | 23 |
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Arizona Office of Grants and Federal Resources, Energy
Arizona Geological Survey, Mineral Resources
Arizona Department of Economic Security, Energy Assistance
Western Regional Partnership (WRP)
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