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This page contains historical information about energy production and usage in Alaska. For more current information about energy policy in Alaska, see this article.

Note: The information on this page comes largely from federal government sources, including the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Other sources may provide different data. Information from government sources has been used here for the sake of facilitating state-by-state comparisons.

As published in 2015

Energy production

See also: Electricity generation by state and Fossil fuel production

The tables below display information about energy production in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Where electricity comes from, December 2014
State Petroleum Natural gas Coal Nuclear Hydroelectric Other renewable Total
Alaska 13.40% 53.10% 7.70% 0.0% 23.10% 2.70% 490
Oregon -- 31.70% 9.20% 0.0% 47.70% 11.30% 4,411
Washington -- 16.0% 8.80% 10.50% 56.20% 8.0% 7,911
United States 2.88% 30.30% 37.21% 17.38% 10.22% 8.83% 6,279
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"
Fossil fuel production
State Crude oil
(thousand barrels, December 2014) 		Natural gas
(million cubic feet) 2013 		Coal
(thousand short tons, 2013) 		Crude oil refining capacity
(barrels per day, January 2014) 		Total energy production
(Trillion BTU, 2012)
Alaska 16,828 338,182 2,052 291,735 1,563
Oregon -- 770 -- -- 497
Washington -- -- -- 631,700 1,110
United States 235,080 24,381,632 1,015,135 17,924,630 74,639
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"


Renewable energy

See also: Renewable energy generation

The table below provides information about renewable energy generation in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1][2]

Renewable energy generation, December 2013
State Rank Percent renewable Renewable electricity (GWh) Total electricity (GWh)
Alaska 9 28.20% 1,736 6,149
Oregon 3 73.40% 43,814 59,719
Washington 2 76.0% 87,729 115,363
United States -- 13.20% 539,809 4,092,935
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "Electric Power Monthly with Data for December 2013"


Energy spending

See also: Fossil fuel spending

The table below provides information about energy spending in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Energy spending (in millions of dollars)
State Petroleum
2012 		Natural gas
2013 		Coal
2013 		Per capita spending
(not in millions of dollars, 2012) 		Total state spending
2012
Alaska $6,360 $514 $63 $10,484 $7,656
Oregon $9,831 $1,338 $55 $3,825 $14,918
Washington $18,858 $2,261 $90 $3,998 $27,570
United States $17,664 $2,656 $905 $4,852 $27,067
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"


Energy use

See also: Home heating sources

The table below provides information about energy use in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Home heating sources, 2013
State Natural gas Fuel oil Electricity Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) Other/none
Alaska 49.70% 30.40% 10.60% 1.40% 7.90%
Oregon 37.50% 2.50% 50.0% 1.80% 8.30%
Washington 34.90% 2.30% 54.30% 3.0% 5.50%
United States 46.33% 8.52% 33.11% 6.37% 6.01%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"


Energy prices

See also: Electricity prices in the United States, Historical state electricity prices and Historical state natural gas prices

The table below provides information about residential energy prices in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Residential energy prices, January 2014
State Electricity price
(cents per kWh) 		Electricity price rank Natural gas price
(dollar per cubic foot) 		Natural gas price rank
Alaska 18.21 5 $9.49 23
Oregon 10.08 33 $10.72 15
Washington 8.58 46 $10.91 14
United States 12.35 -- $9.26 --
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

Utilities

See also: Electricity prices by consumer type

The table below provides information about electricity prices in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Electricity prices by consumer type, January 2014 (in cents per kWh)
State Residential Commercial Industrial
Alaska 18.21 16.68 14.7
Oregon 10.08 8.67 5.97
Washington 8.58 7.89 4.34
United States 12.35 9.34 6.76
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

The graph below displays the average residential, commercial, and industrial electricity prices from 2000 to 2014 in Alaska.[1][3]

Average price of electricity in Alaska, 2000 to 2014

Energy efficiency

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) tracks energy efficiency at the state level. The table below presents ACEEE's energy efficiency assessments for Alaska and surrounding states.[4][5]

State energy efficiency ratings, 2014
State Rank Score
Alaska 47 8.0
Oregon 3 37.5
Washington 8 33.5
United States -- 19.17
Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "2014 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Executive Summary"

Oil and gas activity on federal lands

See also: BLM oil and gas leases by state

The table below provides information about oil and natural gas leases on federal lands in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[6][7][8][9][10]

The table below shows how Alaska compares with other oil-producing states in relation to oil and gas permits on BLM-managed lands.

Oil and gas leasing on BLM lands by state, 2013
State Active permits on BLM lands (FY 2013) Total acres under lease (FY 2013) State percentage of total permits State percentage of total acres
Alaska 222 1,598,395 0.47% 4.43%
Utah 3,574 3,821,792 7.54% 10.59%
Nevada 1,881 3,732,390 3.97% 10.34%
Colorado 4,963 3,915,506 10.46% 10.85%
Wyoming 16,209 11,232,643 34.18% 31.12%
Total United States 47,427 permits 36,092,482 acres -- --
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management

As published in 2014

Energy consumption

The tables below provide information about energy consumption and spending in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons
Type Alaska (2011)North Dakota (2011)U.S. Figures
FigureU.S. rank*FigureU.S. rank*Totals
Population735,13247723,393[11]48313.9 million
Per capita income average$46,77811$51,8937$42,693
Total consumption638 trillion BTU38526 trillion BTU4197,301 quadrillion BTU
Per capita energy consumption881 million BTU3768 million BTU4312 million BTU
Total spending on energy$7,739 million396,409 million43$1,394,088 million
Per capita spending on energy$10,6921$9,3604$4,474
Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet$8.7942$8.3448$12.48
Price of electricity, cents per kWh18.3339.725012.31
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010)38.73952.5365,631
*Rank is from highest to lowest.
Consumption of energy for heating homes in Alaska
Source Alaska 2011 U.S. average 2011
Natural gas 47.6% 49.5%
Fuel oil 31.8% 6.5%
Electricity 12% 35.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) 1.4% 5%
Other/none 7.1% 3.6%

Production and transmission

The tables below provide information about energy production and transmission in Alaska. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[12]

Energy production by type in Alaska, 2011
Type Amount generated
(trillion BTU)		 % of state % of USA
Crude oil 1,188.0 72.36% 9.93%
Natural gas 404.7 24.65% 1.53%
Coal 33.5 2.04% 0.15%
Other 15.7 0.96% 0.22%
Where electricity comes from in Alaska
Type Amount generated (MWh) % of state** % of U.S.**
Petroleum-fired 62,000 12.11% 0.21%
Natural gas-fired 239,000 46.68% 0.02%
Coal-fired 54,000 10.55% 0%
Hydroelectric 147,000 28.71% 0.05%
Total net electricity generation 512,000 100% 0.01%
**Note: Because the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) does not include all of a state's energy production in these figures, the EIA totals do not equal 100 percent. Instead, we have generated our own percentages.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates," accessed January 10, 2017
  2. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration "Electric Power Monthly with Data for December 2013," February 2014
  3. ↑ Outlier, "Hot and heavy energy usage: How the demand and price for electricity skyrocketed on a 100° day," September 5, 2012
  4. ↑ American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "Energy Efficiency Programs," accessed May 19, 2015
  5. ↑ American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "2014 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Executive Summary," accessed May 20, 2015
  6. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Number of Acres Leased During the Fiscal Year," accessed October 20, 2014
  7. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Total Number of Leases in Effect," accessed October 20, 2014
  8. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Summary of Onshore Oil and Gas Statistics," accessed October 20, 2014
  9. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Number of Drilling Permits Approved by Fiscal Year on Federal Lands," accessed October 20, 2014
  10. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Total Number of Acres Under Lease As of the Last Day of the Fiscal Year," accessed October 22, 2014
  11. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "North Dakota Quickfacts," accessed March 12, 2014
  12. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Energy Data System, Production," accessed February 18, 2014
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