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  • Natural gas and nuclear energy together have fueled more than 90% of the New Jersey's total electricity generation in every year since 2011. In 2023, natural gas accounted for 49% of New Jersey’s total electricity generation and nuclear power provided 42%.
  • In 2023, New Jersey was the nation's 12th-largest producer of electricity from solar energy and ranked 7th in small-scale solar power generation. Overall, solar energy accounted for 7% of New Jersey's total in-state electricity generation in 2023.
  • About 72% of New Jersey households rely on natural gas as their primary heating fuel, 17% use electricity for space heating, and about 9% use petroleum products. The rest use other fuels, including wood and solar energy.
  • New Jersey is the 13th-largest petroleum-consuming state but is the 8th-smallest in per capita petroleum use.
  • New Jersey is home to three operating crude oil refineries, including the largest producer of asphalt on the East Coast.

Last Updated: January 16, 2025

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