Virginia Energy Overview Diagram

Notes:

  • Renewable energy includes biofuels, hydroelectricity, solar, wind, and geothermal energy. Biofuels includes wood, waste, and ethanol. Data are estimates from Table 293-298, State Energy Data Report, EIA.
  • Accurate data on nuclear energy not available for in Production chart or Consumption by Fuel.
  • Accurate data on nuclear power plant efficiency is not readily available. Therefore, nuclear energy consumption is assumed to be equal to nuclear energy generation, and therefore it is assumed that all nuclear energy generated was consumed.
  • The continuity of the above data estimates may be affected by changing data sources, estimation methodologies, and classification of fuels in categories.
  • Data converted to BTU's using EIA's conversions found at Energy Calculator - Common Units and Conversions.
  • Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Statewide Energy Overview
  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Primary-Energy Production
Coal (1,000 tons) 31,683 31,746 32,601 32,210 32,254 34,002 36,889 36,782 35,917 38,805 40,091 42,562 42,336 46,500
Natural Gas (MCF) 81,085.90 76,913.54 71,542.82 71,545.33 72,190.51 58,519.27 58,248.75 54,290.33 49,867.09 50,259.12 37,051.73 24,733.61 14,906.53 14,773.59
Petroleum (Thousand BBLS/year) 18.5 25.1 11.3 12.4 8.5 9.6 10.3 13.4 12.7 16.8 12.1 9.2 12.2 14.7
Renewables (Thousand Kilowatthours) 3,386,411 3,158,102 2,856,083 3,377,983 620,073 1,210,984 939,569 1,339,167 917,657 1,070,841 1,247,216 - - -
Primary Consumption by Fuel
Coal (Thousand Short Tons) 17,872 17,646 18,018 16,951 15,802 15,857 15,273 14,983 13,378 12,792 13,584 13,418 13,980 13,105
Natural Gas (MCF) 262,971 258,202 237,853 268,770 276,793 242,792 241,391 239,100 247,198 230,562 217,893 200,039 174,671 180,868
Petroleum (BTU) 880,049 911,150 896,240 853,849 838,726 826,351 792,446 769,439 774,979 762,725 742,770 748,047 763,032 -
Energy Consumed by Electrical Generation
Coal (Short Tons) 15,233,696 15,569,369 15,206,178 15,902,419 13,807,541 13,680,060 13,642,277 13,079,820 11,388,324 10,611,691 11,531,686 10,344,610 9,878,268 9,552,806
Natural Gas (MCF) 35,256 34,936 33,118 36,700 41,230 20,386 11,572 10,275 16,414 19,219 19,735 10,936 9,471 6,299
Petroleum (BTU) - 35,430 49,538 26,833 31,312 27,538 20,760 10,274 13,896 26,109 22,995 16,198 20,748 12,151
Residential and Commercial End-Use Consumption
Coal (Thousand Short Tons) 105 77 129 W W W W W W W W W W W
Residential End-Use Consumption
Natural Gas (MCF) 85,330 75,476 70,249 79,701 69,189 63,186 73,905 76,214 68,712 65,176 65,472 62,431 54,199 51,438
Petroleum (BTU) - 44,802.76 51,232.02 55,011.96 48,203.38 50,367.00 51,778.49 53,883.08 47,396.10 47,832.79 47,870.90 48,464.00 46,849.38 49,625.64
Commercial End Use Consumption
Natural Gas (MCF) 64,004 62,699 59,809 66,098 61,516 58,283 61,895 59,262 56,948 52,944 52,880 50,757 44,077 41,038
Petroleum (BTU) - 17,884 22,976 26,485 22,356 23,521 23,139 25,669 20,849 19,794 19,239 18,717 19,205 22,426
Industrial End Use Consumption
Coal (Thousand Short Tons) 2,221 2,152 2,348 2,348 2,230 2,368 2,500 2,613 2,585 2,838 2,863 3,592 4,301 3,756
Natural Gas (MCF) 69,090 73,973 65,231 76,263 95,141 92,801 85,264 84,357 97,499 85,764 72,949 68,808 59,962 74,661
Petroleum (BTU) - 102,357 111,682 113,787 114,143 111,018 115,182 106,108 97,436 100,738 102,177 102,492 100,955 104,779
Transportation End Use Consumption
Natural Gas (MCF) 328 268 263 212 193 35 37 32 43 20 1 * * *
Petroleum (BTU) - 679,574.61 675,721.96 674,122.22 637,834.53 626,282.64 615,491.69 596,512.41 589,861.58 580,504.37 570,443.23 556,899.31 560,288.92 574,050.51
Energy Generated for Electricity (Megawatt-hours)
Coal 37,093,331 38,082,381 37,769,911 39,761,316 35,444,523 34,875,765 34,159,931 32,481,847 28,497,065 26,590,655 29,410,001 26,225,034 24,821,391 23,899,902
Natural Gas 4,619,066 4,386,927 4,196,071 4,653,327 4,639,481 4,236,745 1,880,049 3,932,747 5,431,845 4,681,139 4,378,066 2,475,690 1,730,887 1,134,809
Petroleum 5,780,336 3,792,604 5,461,613 2,938,544 3,362,738 2,926,054 2,770,044 1,275,247 1,600,679 2,890,191 2,500,809 1,852,865 2,353,996 1,438,264
Nuclear 24,816,022 27,346,163 25,759,130 28,321,091 28,300,643 27,234,399 27,084,059 26,286,283 25,134,831 25,428,856 22,688,763 23,334,340 23,886,268 23,820,152
Renewable Hydroelectric Conventional 1,781,569 -1,120,619 -1,225,853 * * 327,855 156,485 598,899 226,632 403,881 539,218 425,042 42,390 475,830
Renewable Other 2,714,296 2,518,195 2,143,878 2,144,100 2,696,296 2,598,563 2,464,700 2,320,035 2,099,603 2,050,911 1,726,653 2,038,899 1,894,162 1,795,501
Net Summer Capacity (Megawatts)
Coal 5,796 6,117 6,137 6,185 6,205 6,221 6,249 6,218 6,376 5,112 5,112 5,128 4,672 4,598
Natural Gas 1,996 1,678 2,080 1,526 643 904 644 308 494 562 672 447 267 345
Petroleum 2,273 2,275 2,372 2,191 2,057 2,057 2,034 2,033 1,213 1,213 1,209 1,176 1,176 1,173
Nuclear 3,467 3,467 3,467 3,467 3,392 3,392 3,392 3,392 3,392 3,349 3,349 3,319 3,382 3,382
Renewable Hydroelectric 3,418 3,402 3,103 3,106 3,103 3,108 3,106 3,151 3,152 3,130 3,131 3,126 3,127 3,123
Renewable Other 576 584 570 572 633 636 614 646 562 596 508 502 499 487

Notes:

  • W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
  • "*" = 0 Generation
  • "-"=Not Available.

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