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This page contains historical information about energy production and usage in Arkansas. For more current information about energy policy in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas. 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
Arkansas -- 12.90% 52.50% 28.30% 3.40% 2.80% 4,867
Louisiana -- 57.30% 14.40% 17.40% 0.90% 2.90% 7,905
Mississippi -- 60.70% 13.60% 22.80% 0.0% 2.90% 4,605
Missouri 0.10% 8.60% 82.90% 4.90% 1.20% 1.90% 5,853
Oklahoma -- 38.10% 40.50% 0.0% 2.90% 18.50% 5,023
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)
Arkansas 584 1,139,654 98 90,500 1,472
Louisiana 5,766 2,406,834 3,971 3,274,520 3,794
Mississippi 2,152 59,272 2,953 364,000 387
Missouri 20 422 206
Oklahoma 10,879 2,143,999 1,054 523,300 2,961
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 Arkansas. 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)
Arkansas 31 6.70% 4,132 61,581
Louisiana 42 3.65% 3,801 103,992
Mississippi 45 2.72% 1,494 54,864
Missouri 48 2.21% 1,945 88,074
Oklahoma 15 19.50% 13,731 70,299
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 Arkansas. 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
Arkansas $8,853 $1,495 $671 $4,618 $13,623
Louisiana $30,522 $3,934 $692 $8,544 $39,322
Mississippi $10,304 $1,641 $368 $5,132 $15,327
Missouri $16,923 $2,216 $1,449 $4,340 $26,146
Oklahoma $13,030 $3,102 $668 $5,168 $19,719
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 Arkansas. 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
Arkansas 40.30% 0.10% 47.60% 7.10% 4.90%
Louisiana 34.90% -- 61.80% 2.20% 1.0%
Mississippi 31.0% 0.10% 55.20% 11.80% 1.80%
Missouri 51.0% 0.20% 34.80% 9.30% 4.70%
Oklahoma 53.10% 0.10% 36.70% 7.10% 3.0%
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 Arkansas. 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
Arkansas 8.29 49 $8.91 28
Louisiana 8.49 47 $8.91 27
Mississippi 10.44 29 $7.94 43
Missouri 8.86 45 $8.40 34
Oklahoma 8.32 48 $6.99 48
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 Arkansas. 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
Arkansas 8.29 7.4 5.54
Louisiana 8.49 8.68 5.37
Mississippi 10.44 10.53 6.31
Missouri 8.86 7.67 5.59
Oklahoma 8.32 7.44 5.23
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 Arkansas.[1][3]

Average price of electricity in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas and surrounding states.[4][5]

State energy efficiency ratings, 2014
State Rank Score
Arkansas 31 14.0
Louisiana 44 9.0
Mississippi 47 8.0
Missouri 44 9.0
Oklahoma 35 12.5
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 Arkansas. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[6][7][8][9][10]

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
Arkansas 742 490,363 1.56% 1.36%
Louisiana 525 297,028 1.11% 0.82%
Oklahoma 1,284 321,757 2.71% 0.89%
Texas 683 415,181 1.44% 1.15%
New Mexico 8,348 4,819,205 17.60% 13.35%
Total United States 47,427 permits 36,092,482 acres -- --
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management

As published 2014

Energy consumption

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

Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons
Type Arkansas (2011)Oklahoma (2011)U.S. Figures
FigureU.S. rank*FigureU.S. rank*Totals
Population2.9 million323.8 million28313.9 million
Per capita income average$34,72346$39,00633$42,693
Total consumption1,117 trillion BTU311,595 trillion BTU2397,301 quadrillion BTU
Per capita energy consumption380 million BTU17421 million BTU11312 million BTU
Total spending on energy$14,047 million33$19,766 million26$1,394,088 million
Per capita spending on energy$4,78021$5,22313$4,474
Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet$17.1621$19.8523$12.48
Price of electricity, cents per kWh9.544410.594512.31
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010)66.131103.4195,631
*Rank is from highest to lowest.
Consumption of energy for heating homes in Arkansas
Source Arkansas 2011 U.S. average 2011
Natural gas 41.2% 49.5%
Fuel oil 0.1% 6.5%
Electricity 46.0% 35.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) 7.7% 5%
Other/none 4.9% 3.6%

Production and transmission

The tables below provide information about energy production and transmission in Arkansas. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[11]

Energy production by type in Arkansas, 2011
Type Amount generated
(trillion BTU)		 % of state % of USA
Crude oil 34.1 2.45% 0.28%
Natural gas 1,090.9 78.48% 4.12%
Coal 3 0.22% 0.01%
Nuclear 148.5 10.68% 1.8%
Other 113.5 8.17% 1.59%
Where electricity comes from in Arkansas
Type Amount generated (MWh) % of state** % of U.S.**
Petroleum-fired 6,000 0.13% 0.02%
Natural gas-fired 750,000 16.25% 0.07%
Coal-fired 2,240,000 48.53% 0.13%
Nuclear 1,351,000 29.27% 0.17%
Hydroelectric 145,000 3.14% 0.05%
Other renewables 124,000 2.69% 0.06%
Total net electricity generation 4,616,000 100% 0.11%
**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

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  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. Energy Information Administration, "State Energy Data System, Production," accessed February 18, 2014
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