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- The eastern and western sections of the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX), one of the nation’s longest natural gas pipelines, connect in northern Missouri.
- In 2024, Missouri ranked fourth, behind West Virginia, Kentucky, and Wyoming, for the highest share of in-state electricity net generation from coal.
- Missouri uses eight times more energy than it produces. In 2023, the state ranked fourth in the nation in per capita energy consumption in the residential sector.
- Missouri is the second-largest biodiesel-producing state in the nation, with an output of 257 million gallons annually at 5 biodiesel plants.
- In 2024, renewable energy provided about 13% of the Missouri's total electricity net generation. Wind power accounted for 78% of the state's total renewable generation.
Last Updated: October 16, 2025