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Last Update: July 18, 2024 Next Update: August 15, 2024                                                                                                                                               See full record of updates

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Energy Indicators  
Demography Tennessee Share of U.S. Period
Population 7.1 million 2.1% 2023  
Civilian Labor Force 3.4 million 2.0% May-24  
Economy Tennessee U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 523.2 billion 15 2023  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 69,772 million 12 2023  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 61,049 36 2023  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 83,219 million miles 12 2022  
Land in Farms 10.7 million acres 25 2023  
Climate Tennessee U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit 12 2023  
Precipitation 48.7 inches 13 2023  
Prices  
Petroleum Tennessee U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase -- $ 83.16 /barrel Apr-24  
Natural Gas Tennessee U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate NA $ 3.43 /thousand cu ft Apr-24 find more
Residential $ 9.40 /thousand cu ft $ 14.93 /thousand cu ft Apr-24 find more
Coal Tennessee U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price -- $ 54.46 /short ton 2022  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector $ 3.50 /million Btu $ 2.54 /million Btu Apr-24  
Electricity Tennessee U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 12.76 cents/kWh 16.88 cents/kWh Apr-24 find more
Commercial 12.09 cents/kWh 12.66 cents/kWh Apr-24 find more
Industrial 6.17 cents/kWh 7.82 cents/kWh Apr-24 find more
Reserves  
Reserves Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) -- -- 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) -- -- 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids -- -- 2022 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines -- -- 2022 find more
Rotary Rigs & Wells Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Natural Gas Producing Wells NA NA 2020 find more
Capacity Tennessee Share of U.S. Period
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) 180,000 barrels/calendar day 1.0% 2023  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 20,941 MW 1.7% Apr-24  
Supply & Distribution  
Production Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 476 trillion Btu 0.5% 2022 find more
Crude Oil 0 thousand barrels per day 0.0% Apr-24 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 3,016 million cu ft * 2022 find more
Coal * * 2022 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 4,948 thousand MWh 1.6% Apr-24  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) Tennessee U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired 0.1 % 0.3 % Apr-24 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 18.0 % 39.5 % Apr-24 find more
Coal-Fired 13.4 % 12.0 % Apr-24 find more
Nuclear 50.6 % 18.5 % Apr-24 find more
Renewables 18.3 % 29.3 % Apr-24  
Stocks Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 36 thousand barrels 0.3% Apr-24  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 800 thousand barrels 0.9% Apr-24 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 2,300 million cu ft * Apr-24 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 493 thousand barrels 2.2% Apr-24 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers W W Apr-24 find more
Fueling Stations Tennessee Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 3,550 stations 3.2% 2021  
Propane 47 stations 2.0% Jun-24  
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations 842 stations 1.3% Jun-24  
E85 87 stations 2.0% Jun-24  
Biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, and Other Alternative Fuels 11 stations 0.4% Jun-24  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary Tennessee U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 2,102 trillion Btu 14 2022 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 298 million Btu 22 2022 find more
Total Expenditures $ 36,357 million 15 2022 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 5,158 25 2022 find more
by End-Use Sector Tennessee Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 505 trillion Btu 2.6% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial 420 trillion Btu 2.5% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial 514 trillion Btu 1.7% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation 664 trillion Btu 2.4% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 6,495 million 2.0% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial $ 5,418 million 2.2% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial $ 4,280 million 1.5% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation $ 20,164 million 2.3% 2022 find more
by Source Tennessee Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 139 million barrels 1.9% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas 428 billion cu ft 1.3% 2022 find more
    »  Coal 9,436 thousand short tons 1.8% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 22,319 million 2.1% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 3,499 million 1.3% 2022 find more
    »  Coal $ 740 million 2.8% 2022 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum 13 thousand barrels 0.8% Apr-24 find more
Natural Gas 7,452 million cu ft 0.8% Apr-24 find more
Coal 339 thousand tons 1.6% Apr-24 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) Tennessee U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 30.9 % 46.2 % 2022  
Fuel Oil 0.3 % 3.9 % 2022  
Electricity 63.1 % 41.3 % 2022  
Propane 3.7 % 5.0 % 2022  
Other/None 2.1 % 3.5 % 2022  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 3,383 MW 1.0% Apr-24  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity 239 million gal/year 1.4% 2023  
Renewable Energy Production Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 758 thousand MWh 3.9% Apr-24  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 115 thousand MWh 0.2% Apr-24  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 39 thousand MWh 1.1% Apr-24  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 7 thousand MWh 0.1% Apr-24  
Fuel Ethanol Production 3,866 thousand barrels 1.1% 2022  
Renewable Energy Consumption Tennessee U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 5.4 % 40 2022  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 8,081 thousand barrels 13 2022  
Total Emissions Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 92.7 million metric tons 1.9% 2021  
Electric Power Industry Emissions Tennessee Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 26,586 thousand metric tons 1.6% 2022  
Sulfur Dioxide 17 thousand metric tons 1.6% 2022  
Nitrogen Oxide 11 thousand metric tons 0.9% 2022  

Notes & Sources

-- = No data reported.
*  = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values less than 0.5 are shown as *.)
NA = Not available.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Small differences between source data and values displayed here may be due to independent rounding.
Note: Components of "Utility-scale net electricity generation (share of total)" may not add to 100% because "Total utility-scale net electricity generation" includes net generation from petroleum coke, pumped storage hydroelectric, other gases, and other energy sources, which are not shown separately.
Note: Territory data may be estimates based on EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.