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Table CT2. Primary energy consumption estimates, 1960-2023, Tennessee <br> (trillion Btu)
Table CT2. Primary energy consumption estimates, 1960-2023, Tennessee
(trillion Btu)







Year
Fossil fuels Fossil fuels
(as commingled)





Nuclear
electric
power
Renewable energy


Net
interstate
flow of
electricity l




Electricity
net
imports m







Total f,j





Coal

Natural gas
excluding
supplemental
gaseous fuels a
Petroleum




Total


Hydro-
electric
power e,f
Biomass



Geo-
thermal f





Solar f,k





Wind





Total f,j
Natural gas
including
supplemental
gaseous fuels a

Distillate fuel
oil including
biofuels a
Motor
gasoline
including
fuel ethanol a
Distillate
fuel oil
excluding
biofuels a



HGL b


Jet
fuel c
Motor
gasoline
excluding
fuel ethanol a



Residual
fuel oil



Other d



Total


Wood and
waste f,g


Fuel
ethanol h



Biodiesel


Renewable
diesel

Losses
and co-
products i



Total f,j
1960 374.5 151.7 30.8 5.0 3.1 143.2 1.2 44.9 228.2 754.5 151.7 30.8 143.2 0.0 29.6 45.4 NA NA NA NA 45.4 0.0 NA NA 75.0 72.5 0.0 901.9
1961 354.2 166.7 32.5 5.0 3.6 148.1 1.1 46.2 236.5 757.4 166.7 32.5 148.1 0.0 29.9 43.5 NA NA NA NA 43.5 0.0 NA NA 73.3 88.1 0.0 918.8
1962 347.2 174.0 36.1 5.6 4.3 154.8 0.7 52.5 253.9 775.1 174.0 36.1 154.8 0.0 32.9 43.4 NA NA NA NA 43.4 0.0 NA NA 76.3 101.2 0.0 952.6
1963 386.3 179.2 39.0 6.6 4.7 159.3 1.7 51.9 263.3 828.8 179.2 39.0 159.3 0.0 26.3 46.1 NA NA NA NA 46.1 0.0 NA NA 72.4 100.8 0.0 1,002.0
1964 336.1 191.2 39.6 6.9 5.6 164.3 1.8 55.4 273.6 800.9 191.2 39.6 164.3 0.0 31.0 46.4 NA NA NA NA 46.4 0.0 NA NA 77.4 148.9 0.0 1,027.3
1965 338.9 211.1 42.5 7.3 6.5 170.6 1.8 62.6 291.3 841.3 211.1 42.5 170.6 0.0 29.9 46.5 NA NA NA NA 46.5 0.0 NA NA 76.4 155.4 0.0 1,073.1
1966 363.7 236.8 53.7 8.6 8.3 182.9 2.2 70.1 325.8 926.3 236.8 53.7 182.9 0.0 26.0 49.1 NA NA NA NA 49.1 0.0 NA NA 75.2 167.6 0.0 1,169.0
1967 352.0 242.0 50.9 9.3 11.4 192.2 3.0 66.1 333.0 926.9 242.0 50.9 192.2 0.0 32.8 46.9 NA NA NA NA 46.9 0.0 NA NA 79.7 161.9 0.0 1,168.5
1968 439.3 243.4 59.9 10.3 14.4 201.6 2.1 72.5 360.7 1,043.4 243.4 59.9 201.6 0.0 26.3 51.7 NA NA NA NA 51.7 0.0 NA NA 78.1 100.7 0.0 1,222.2
1969 436.7 257.5 60.6 12.7 17.6 212.9 5.1 74.6 383.3 1,077.6 257.5 60.6 212.9 0.0 25.5 53.8 NA NA NA NA 53.8 0.0 NA NA 79.3 116.0 0.0 1,272.9
1970 403.7 261.8 63.8 12.2 18.8 219.9 3.8 70.8 389.2 1,054.8 261.8 63.8 219.9 0.0 27.5 53.8 NA NA NA NA 53.8 0.0 NA NA 81.3 163.7 0.0 1,299.7
1971 370.0 270.8 67.4 12.2 18.8 233.8 2.3 68.4 402.9 1,043.7 270.8 67.4 233.8 0.0 32.1 54.4 NA NA NA NA 54.4 0.0 NA NA 86.5 174.3 0.0 1,304.6
1972 444.3 283.4 83.5 13.4 19.4 253.9 3.3 71.0 444.5 1,172.2 283.4 83.5 253.9 0.0 38.0 57.6 NA NA NA NA 57.6 0.0 NA NA 95.5 139.6 0.0 1,407.4
1973 532.9 300.1 92.1 14.6 21.4 275.2 4.1 78.5 485.9 1,319.0 300.1 92.1 275.2 0.0 39.1 58.9 NA NA NA NA 58.9 0.0 NA NA 98.0 127.6 0.0 1,544.6
1974 470.3 265.4 94.4 13.2 21.6 271.2 5.5 64.5 470.4 1,206.1 265.4 94.4 271.2 0.0 40.1 57.5 NA NA NA NA 57.5 0.0 NA NA 97.7 197.0 0.0 1,500.8
1975 471.9 224.1 101.8 14.6 22.2 282.3 4.5 67.4 492.8 1,188.8 224.1 101.8 282.3 0.0 40.3 54.4 NA NA NA NA 54.4 0.0 NA NA 94.7 247.4 0.0 1,531.0
1976 561.5 218.5 128.2 14.3 23.2 295.5 18.6 71.8 551.6 1,331.6 218.5 128.2 295.5 0.0 32.3 61.8 NA NA NA NA 61.8 0.0 NA NA 94.1 215.6 0.0 1,641.3
1977 553.7 208.4 140.4 13.4 24.7 302.9 21.2 80.0 582.7 1,344.8 208.4 140.4 302.9 0.0 35.5 67.7 NA NA NA NA 67.7 0.0 NA NA 103.2 270.5 0.0 1,718.5
1978 564.7 189.2 159.6 13.8 26.4 315.5 14.4 80.5 610.1 1,364.0 189.2 159.6 315.5 0.0 30.0 72.0 NA NA NA NA 72.0 0.0 NA NA 102.0 226.1 0.0 1,692.2
1979 542.3 233.9 140.7 11.2 27.7 300.2 15.4 71.7 566.8 1,343.0 233.9 140.7 300.2 0.0 42.0 79.8 NA NA NA NA 79.8 0.0 NA NA 121.8 265.9 0.0 1,730.7
1980 576.9 233.3 111.7 10.4 23.4 288.6 9.4 57.4 501.0 1,311.2 233.3 111.7 288.6 5.7 29.9 69.3 NA NA NA NA 69.3 0.0 NA NA 99.2 239.9 0.0 1,656.0
1981 565.9 227.1 113.8 5.6 19.7 286.8 7.7 58.8 492.5 1,285.5 227.1 113.8 286.8 51.9 20.2 74.8 0.0 NA NA 0.0 74.8 0.0 NA NA 95.0 198.4 0.0 1,630.8
1982 470.7 212.0 109.6 8.5 12.9 286.4 4.5 61.8 483.7 1,166.4 212.1 109.6 286.4 111.9 33.3 81.8 0.0 NA NA 0.2 82.0 0.0 NA NA 115.4 148.3 0.0 1,541.9
1983 547.1 199.0 117.4 8.6 11.6 282.9 6.6 50.7 477.7 1,223.9 199.1 117.4 282.9 153.2 34.0 82.1 1.0 NA NA 1.7 84.8 0.0 NA 0.0 118.7 86.7 0.0 1,582.5
1984 555.3 211.3 125.7 8.3 20.5 301.5 4.4 59.1 519.4 1,286.0 211.3 125.7 301.5 135.6 34.7 92.4 2.1 NA NA 2.3 96.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 131.5 111.4 0.0 1,664.4
1985 599.7 196.7 131.6 8.5 27.5 304.9 3.4 60.9 536.8 1,333.2 196.7 131.6 304.9 102.7 22.3 93.2 2.4 NA NA 2.5 98.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 120.4 94.4 0.0 1,650.7
1986 605.7 194.0 131.8 10.0 33.5 316.7 3.7 56.0 551.7 1,351.5 194.0 131.8 316.7 -1.1 18.2 95.3 3.0 NA NA 2.6 100.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 119.0 169.9 0.0 1,639.3
1987 596.5 207.0 136.1 9.8 32.1 302.0 2.0 62.1 544.1 1,347.6 207.0 136.1 302.0 -1.1 25.8 90.4 4.4 NA NA 2.8 97.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 123.5 190.8 0.0 1,660.8
1988 610.6 220.8 139.6 11.6 23.9 311.5 2.8 62.5 551.9 1,383.3 220.9 139.6 311.5 41.8 15.7 95.3 4.9 NA NA 2.8 103.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 118.7 187.7 0.0 1,731.4
1989 566.9 228.5 140.1 13.1 24.6 315.5 2.9 71.0 567.1 1,362.5 228.6 140.1 315.5 165.1 40.4 75.9 3.7 NA NA 2.7 82.3 (s) 0.1 0.0 122.8 121.9 0.0 1,772.4
1990 600.5 227.5 142.7 10.9 23.6 304.7 1.9 69.4 553.2 1,381.3 227.5 142.7 304.7 148.2 34.2 56.5 2.0 NA NA 2.2 60.7 (s) 0.1 0.0 95.0 106.1 0.0 1,730.5
1991 565.4 234.6 130.8 12.0 19.3 295.0 2.5 66.5 526.1 1,326.1 234.6 130.8 295.0 173.9 37.1 60.9 1.5 NA NA 2.6 65.0 (s) 0.1 0.0 102.2 120.0 0.0 1,722.2
1992 590.3 249.2 137.1 17.5 25.3 307.8 2.5 71.3 561.4 1,401.0 249.2 137.1 307.8 163.9 34.2 61.2 1.8 NA NA 2.3 65.3 (s) 0.1 0.0 99.6 111.4 0.0 1,775.8
1993 685.7 263.1 136.5 13.4 37.2 317.3 3.3 65.2 572.8 1,521.6 263.2 136.5 319.4 34.7 30.6 55.1 2.1 NA NA 2.5 59.7 (s) 0.1 0.0 90.3 169.2 0.0 1,815.8
1994 622.7 254.0 135.9 13.1 44.0 325.0 2.9 72.0 592.9 1,469.6 254.1 135.9 327.9 124.7 41.0 56.6 2.9 NA NA 2.4 61.9 (s) 0.1 0.0 103.0 148.1 0.0 1,845.4
1995 669.0 264.9 150.4 12.8 45.9 336.1 2.3 70.3 617.8 1,551.7 264.9 150.4 337.3 165.0 32.9 60.4 1.2 NA NA 2.3 64.0 (s) 0.1 0.0 96.9 69.1 0.0 1,882.8
1996 650.8 289.3 156.2 16.2 52.8 338.0 1.3 69.9 634.5 1,574.5 289.4 156.2 338.0 240.8 39.1 56.0 (s) NA NA 1.0 56.9 (s) 0.1 0.0 96.2 63.1 0.0 1,974.6
1997 680.6 291.8 156.8 15.1 53.5 344.3 1.0 66.3 637.0 1,609.5 291.8 156.8 344.3 258.7 37.7 47.3 (s) NA NA 1.7 49.0 (s) 0.1 0.0 86.8 6.0 0.0 1,960.9
1998 651.8 287.4 169.0 12.4 55.9 351.3 1.0 81.7 671.3 1,610.5 287.4 169.0 351.3 297.8 36.9 46.5 (s) NA NA 2.0 48.6 (s) 0.1 0.0 85.5 49.2 0.0 2,043.1
1999 648.3 286.4 154.8 17.7 67.0 362.9 0.3 86.2 688.9 1,623.6 286.4 154.8 362.9 284.5 26.6 50.0 0.0 NA NA 1.9 52.0 (s) 0.1 0.0 78.7 116.9 0.0 2,103.8
2000 705.1 280.7 163.2 20.6 72.9 358.1 0.4 81.7 697.0 1,682.7 280.7 163.2 358.1 269.3 21.8 52.8 0.0 NA NA 2.3 55.2 (s) 0.1 0.0 77.1 121.6 0.0 2,150.8
2001 687.4 265.5 166.4 16.6 71.2 355.7 0.9 99.5 710.4 1,663.2 265.5 166.4 355.7 298.4 23.7 64.4 0.0 (s) NA 2.6 67.0 0.1 (s) 0.0 90.8 106.5 0.0 2,158.9
2002 655.9 263.7 173.0 21.6 76.2 374.1 0.9 91.7 737.6 1,657.2 263.7 173.0 374.1 287.9 27.2 63.5 0.0 R (s) NA 3.6 67.2 0.1 (s) (s) 94.5 134.8 0.0 2,174.4
2003 621.4 265.8 193.8 16.1 75.8 377.1 1.6 91.6 756.0 1,643.2 265.8 193.8 377.1 251.7 41.0 58.3 0.0 (s) NA 4.2 62.5 [R ] 0.1 (s) (s) 103.6 166.6 (s) 2,165.1
2004 648.0 238.8 193.8 17.2 77.2 379.1 2.1 95.8 765.4 1,652.2 238.8 193.8 379.1 298.4 35.5 71.6 0.0 0.1 NA 3.8 75.5 0.1 (s) (s) 111.1 146.4 (s) 2,208.1
2005 657.7 238.4 202.5 17.0 78.9 374.3 2.3 107.8 782.7 1,678.8 238.4 202.5 386.1 290.2 31.8 65.0 11.9 0.3 NA 3.6 80.8 [R ] 0.1 (s) (s) 112.7 [R ] 191.2 0.0 2,272.9
2006 677.2 230.0 198.1 17.4 80.6 375.9 1.2 112.8 785.9 1,693.1 230.0 198.1 388.4 257.5 26.4 57.2 12.5 0.8 [R ] NA 3.6 74.1 [R ] 0.1 (s) 0.2 100.9 222.1 0.0 2,273.6 [R ]
2007 672.8 229.5 204.3 15.1 78.3 375.1 1.1 99.7 773.6 1,675.9 229.5 204.3 391.2 301.0 16.9 56.4 16.0 1.1 [R ] NA 3.8 77.4 [R ] 0.1 (s) 0.2 94.5 [R ] 231.7 0.0 2,303.1 [R ]
2008 643.8 238.4 179.0 12.7 71.8 354.2 1.3 95.7 714.8 1,597.0 238.4 179.0 376.1 282.5 19.3 66.2 21.9 0.9 [R ] NA 4.6 93.6 [R ] 0.1 (s) 0.2 113.2 [R ] 242.6 0.0 2,235.4 [R ]
2009 477.7 223.0 155.5 12.6 63.4 360.4 0.3 63.4 655.6 [R ] 1,356.3 [R ] 223.0 157.0 386.8 282.0 34.8 55.2 26.4 1.0 [R ] NA 9.4 91.9 [R ] 0.2 (s) 0.2 127.2 [R ] 244.7 0.0 2,010.1 [R ]
2010 515.5 263.4 168.4 14.1 70.7 364.1 (s) 64.2 [R ] 681.5 [R ] 1,460.3 [R ] 263.4 169.5 388.0 289.9 27.8 62.7 23.9 0.8 [R ] NA 9.4 96.8 [R ] 0.2 (s) 0.1 124.9 [R ] 309.2 0.0 2,184.4 [R ]
2011 481.1 267.9 168.8 [R ] 12.3 68.0 357.5 0.2 67.0 [R ] 673.7 [R ] 1,422.8 [R ] 267.9 171.4 [R ] 382.1 281.7 32.7 59.8 24.7 2.7 [R ] 0.0 10.0 97.2 [R ] 0.2 (s) 0.2 130.2 [R ] 280.7 0.0 2,115.4
2012 423.1 281.0 159.7 [R ] 9.1 63.9 351.7 0.4 62.4 [R ] 647.2 [R ] 1,351.3 [R ] 281.0 162.3 [R ] 377.6 263.0 28.3 63.5 25.9 2.6 [R ] 0.0 9.0 101.1 [R ] 0.2 0.1 0.2 129.8 [R ] 266.1 0.0 2,010.2 [R ]
2013 399.8 284.7 155.9 [R ] 9.9 66.1 355.3 0.4 69.2 [R ] 656.7 [R ] 1,341.2 [R ] 284.7 160.4 [R ] 382.3 297.7 42.5 65.5 27.0 4.6 [R ] 0.0 9.4 106.4 [R ] 0.2 0.3 0.2 149.5 [R ] 253.3 0.0 2,041.8 [R ]
2014 427.5 313.9 166.9 [R ] 11.1 66.8 359.2 0.3 69.4 [R ] 673.6 [R ] 1,415.0 [R ] 313.9 171.2 [R ] 386.0 289.4 30.4 68.1 26.8 4.3 0.0 9.4 108.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 139.7 283.2 0.0 2,127.4 [R ]
2015 370.6 322.5 166.9 [R ] 10.1 70.1 370.9 0.2 70.8 [R ] 689.1 [R ] 1,382.2 [R ] 322.5 171.2 396.6 261.0 32.7 66.9 [R ] 25.7 4.3 [R ] 0.0 9.3 106.1 [R ] 0.2 0.5 0.2 139.6 [R ] 315.6 0.0 2,098.4 [R ]
2016 379.8 336.3 160.4 [R ] 9.6 74.2 385.7 0.1 73.9 [R ] 704.0 [R ] 1,420.1 [R ] 336.3 166.7 412.5 309.4 23.1 63.9 [R ] 26.8 6.2 [R ] 0.0 9.9 106.8 [R ] 0.2 0.6 0.1 130.8 [R ] 280.0 0.0 2,140.2 [R ]
2017 334.6 331.6 164.3 [R ] 9.3 77.5 387.1 0.1 57.3 695.6 [R ] 1,361.8 [R ] 331.6 170.0 [R ] 414.5 332.8 29.7 58.3 [R ] 27.4 5.8 [R ] 0.0 9.9 101.4 [R ] 0.2 0.6 0.1 132.0 [R ] 241.4 0.1 2,068.1 [R ]
2018 251.8 404.3 177.5 [R ] 10.8 77.6 380.5 0.3 55.4 702.1 [R ] 1,358.2 [R ] 404.3 182.7 407.1 378.2 35.1 61.5 [R ] 26.6 5.2 [R ] 0.0 9.8 103.1 [R ] 0.2 0.9 0.1 139.5 [R ] 267.4 0.0 2,143.3 [R ]
2019 216.9 420.3 181.3 [R ] 11.6 82.9 383.9 0.5 55.4 715.7 [R ] 1,352.8 [R ] 420.3 185.8 411.4 373.0 34.6 56.4 [R ] 27.4 4.5 [R ] 0.0 9.5 97.9 [R ] 0.2 1.5 0.1 134.2 [R ] 233.3 0.0 2,093.4 [R ]
2020 176.1 398.6 166.4 [R ] 11.2 77.9 [R ] 349.7 0.5 53.8 659.5 [R ] 1,234.3 [R ] 398.6 171.1 [R ] 375.5 383.2 45.9 49.0 [R ] 25.8 4.7 [R ] 0.0 9.0 88.4 [R ] 0.2 1.4 0.1 136.1 [R ] 186.8 0.0 1,940.4 [R ]
2021 225.8 413.6 176.2 [R ] 11.3 94.7 375.2 0.3 57.7 713.2 [R ] 1,352.5 [R ] 413.6 177.9 403.1 368.5 37.1 55.9 27.9 3.9 [R ] 0.0 9.3 97.0 [R ] 0.2 1.5 0.1 135.8 [R ] 244.1 0.0 2,100.9 [R ]
2022 204.7 440.0 179.8 [R ] 11.9 85.5 [R ] 377.6 0.3 54.1 [R ] 707.1 [R ] 1,351.8 [R ] 440.0 181.4 [R ] 405.7 372.3 [R ] 31.4 41.9 [R ] 28.1 3.7 [R ] 0.0 8.6 82.2 [R ] 0.2 2.6 0.1 116.5 [R ] 265.6 [R ] 0.0 2,106.2 [R ]
2023 202.4 396.9 174.1 10.2 84.9 381.2 0.3 55.3 702.8 1,302.1 396.9 175.9 410.0 396.5 27.4 42.2 28.8 5.0 0.0 8.4 84.4 0.2 3.6 0.1 115.7 243.8 0.0 2,058.0

Footnotes:

a Supplemental gaseous fuels (SGF) and biofuels are consumed with natural gas and petroleum products. In this table, SGF and biofuels are removed from natural gas and petroleum so that a fossil fuel total can be calculated without double-counting. Biofuels are included in "Renewable energy."

b Hydrocarbon gas liquids, include natural gas liquids and refinery olefins.

c Through 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in 2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only; naphtha-type jet fuel is included in "Other petroleum."

d Includes asphalt and road oil, aviation gasoline, kerosene, lubricants, petroleum coke, and the “other petroleum products” category. See technical notes, Section 4.

e Conventional hydroelectric power. For 1960 through 1989, includes hydroelectric pumped-storage, which cannot be separately identified.

f There is a discontinuity in this time series between 1988 and 1989 due to the expanded coverage of renewable energy sources beginning in 1989.

g Wood, wood-derived fuels, and biomass waste. Beginning in 2006, includes small amount of other biomass liquids that are biodiesel.

h Excludes denaturant. Because of differences in data sources and estimation methods, the ratio of fuel ethanol consumption and motor gasoline consumption should not be interpreted as the average ethanol blend rate.

i Losses and co-products from the production of biodiesel and fuel ethanol.

j Beginning in 2006, adjusted for the double-counting of other biomass liquids that are biodiesel, which are included in both wood & waste and biodiesel, but should be counted only once in Total.

k Beginning in 2014, U.S. total includes other biofuels not allocated to the states.

l Solar thermal and photovoltaic energy.

m Electricity traded with Canada and Mexico. Calculated by converting net imports in kilowatthours by 3,412 Btu per kilowatthour.

NA = Not available.

Where shown, R = Revised data and (s) = Value less than +0.5 and greater than -0.5 trillion Btu.

Notes: · Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. · The continuity of these data series estimates may be affected by changing data sources and estimation methodologies. See the technical notes for each type of energy.

Web page: All data are available at https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.php.

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System. See technical notes. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/