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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.
  • Missouri ranks fourth, behind West Virginia, Wyoming, and Kentucky, for the highest share of in-state electricity net generation from coal.
  • Missouri uses eight times more energy than it produces. In 2022, the state ranked third 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 247 million gallons annually at 5 biodiesel plants.
  • In 2023, renewable energy provided 14% of the Missouri's total electricity net generation, exceeding 10% for the third year in a row. Wind power accounted for about three-fourths of the state's total renewable generation.

Last Updated: August 15, 2024

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