As of 2021, Rhode Island was the leading U.S. state in terms of electricity production from natural gas. That year, natural gas accounted for nearly 91 percent of the state's electricity generation. This figure was considerably higher than the U.S. average, which stood at just 38 percent.
Share of electricity produced from natural gas in selected leading U.S. states in 2021
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Visual Capitalist. (January 12, 2023). Share of electricity produced from natural gas in selected leading U.S. states in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361667/us-natural-gas-electricity-generation-share-by-state/
Visual Capitalist. "Share of electricity produced from natural gas in selected leading U.S. states in 2021." Chart. January 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361667/us-natural-gas-electricity-generation-share-by-state/
Visual Capitalist. (2023). Share of electricity produced from natural gas in selected leading U.S. states in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361667/us-natural-gas-electricity-generation-share-by-state/
Visual Capitalist. "Share of Electricity Produced from Natural Gas in Selected Leading U.S. States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361667/us-natural-gas-electricity-generation-share-by-state/
Visual Capitalist, Share of electricity produced from natural gas in selected leading U.S. states in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361667/us-natural-gas-electricity-generation-share-by-state/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of electricity produced from natural gas in selected leading U.S. states in 2021 [Graph], Visual Capitalist, January 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361667/us-natural-gas-electricity-generation-share-by-state/