Texas Energy Profile
In case you didn’t know the details:
- Texas leads the nation in energy production, primarily from crude oil and natural gas, providing more than one-fifth of U.S. domestically-produced energy.1
- Second only to Alaska in total land area, Texas stretches about 800 miles at its widest points both east to west and north to south.2
- Crude oil and natural gas fields are present across the entire state, and
- Coal (Lignite) is found in bands that outcrop across the eastern Texas coastal plain and in other coal-producing areas in the north-central and southwestern parts of the state.3,4
- Texas also has abundant renewable energy resources and has rapidly developed its wind energy, becoming first in the nation in wind generated electricity.5,6
- With a significant number of sunny days across vast distances, Texas is among the leading states in solar energy potential as well.7,8
- Geothermal resources suitable for power generation are present in East Texas.9 and
- Uranium deposits are found in South Texas.10
- Overall, Texas is a large state with a wealth of energy resources.
For the rest of the EIA presentation, see: https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=TX , and for the distribution of energy in Texas, see: https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=TX