Historical Colorado energy information, 2011-2015
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As published 2015
Energy production
- See also: Electricity generation by state and Fossil fuel production
The tables below display information about energy production in Colorado. 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 |
| Colorado | -- | 27.20% | 55.40% | 0.0% | 1.90% | 15.80% | 4,215 |
| Idaho | -- | 17.40% | -- | 0.0% | 52.40% | 29.60% | 972 |
| Montana | -- | -- | 61.60% | 0.0% | 25.90% | 8.0% | 2,471 |
| Utah | 0.10% | 20.30% | 75.80% | 0.0% | -- | 2.60% | 3,484 |
| Wyoming | 0.10% | 0.90% | 88.60% | 0.0% | 0.90% | 8.90% | 4,016 |
| 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) |
| Colorado | 7,264 | 1,604,860 | 28,566 | 103,000 | 2,921 |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | 158 |
| Montana | 2,530 | 63,242 | 36,694 | 188,600 | 1,009 |
| Utah | 3,329 | 470,863 | 17,016 | 173,050 | 1,119 |
| Wyoming | 6,892 | 1,858,207 | 401,442 | 166,300 | 9,611 |
| 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 Colorado. 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) |
| Colorado | 17 | 17.50% | 9,446 | 54,001 |
| Idaho | 1 | 82.90% | 12,586 | 15,176 |
| Montana | 6 | 43.60% | 13,181 | 30,243 |
| Utah | 37 | 4.34% | 1,893 | 43,587 |
| Wyoming | 21 | 10.60% | 5,258 | 49,458 |
| 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 Colorado. 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 |
| Colorado | $12,685 | $2,065 | $689 | $3,749 | $19,456 |
| Idaho | $4,506 | $544 | $16 | $4,215 | $6,725 |
| Montana | $3,894 | $455 | $256 | $5,444 | $5,473 |
| Utah | $7,321 | $1,064 | $630 | $3,706 | $10,579 |
| Wyoming | $4,042 | $381 | $724 | $9,828 | $5,667 |
| 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 Colorado. 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 |
| Colorado | 70.30% | 0.10% | 21.60% | 4.80% | 3.30% |
| Idaho | 50.30% | 1.70% | 33.40% | 5.20% | 9.40% |
| Montana | 53.60% | 1.0% | 22.0% | 12.10% | 11.30% |
| Utah | 84.40% | 0.10% | 11.40% | 2.30% | 1.80% |
| Wyoming | 59.50% | 0.30% | 22.40% | 10.50% | 7.30% |
| 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
The table below provides information about residential energy prices in Colorado. 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 |
| Colorado | 11.44 | 20 | $7.63 | 45 |
| Idaho | 9.17 | 42 | $8.38 | 35 |
| Montana | 9.88 | 36 | $8.03 | 41 |
| Utah | 10.0 | 34 | $8.55 | 31 |
| Wyoming | 9.77 | 37 | $7.93 | 44 |
| 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 Colorado. 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 |
| Colorado | 11.44 | 9.36 | 6.88 |
| Idaho | 9.17 | 7.3 | 5.43 |
| Montana | 9.88 | 9.31 | 5.59 |
| Utah | 10.0 | 7.69 | 5.53 |
| Wyoming | 9.77 | 8.48 | 6.31 |
| 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 Colorado.[1][3]
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 Colorado and surrounding states.[4][5]
| State energy efficiency ratings, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Rank | Score |
| Colorado | 13 | 24.5 |
| Idaho | 30 | 14.5 |
| Montana | 31 | 14.0 |
| Utah | 23 | 18.0 |
| Wyoming | 50 | 6.5 |
| 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 Colorado. 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 |
| Colorado | 4,963 | 3,915,506 | 10.46% | 10.85% |
| Utah | 3,574 | 3,821,792 | 7.54% | 10.59% |
| Wyoming | 16,209 | 11,232,643 | 34.18% | 31.12% |
| North Dakota | 2,061 | 1,024,007 | 4.35% | 2.84% |
| South Dakota | 303 | 162,902 | 0.64% | 0.45% |
| Montana | 3,488 | 2,728,738 | 7.35% | 7.56% |
| Total United States | 47,427 permits | 36,092,482 acres | -- | -- |
As published 2014
Energy consumption
The tables below provide information about energy consumption and spending in Colorado. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]
| Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Colorado (2011) | Utah (2011) | U.S. Figures | |||||||||||
| Figure | U.S. rank* | Figure | U.S. rank* | Totals | ||||||||||
| Population | 5.2 million | 22 | 2.9 million | 33 | 313.9 million | |||||||||
| Per capita income average | $45,135 | 14 | $34,061 | 47 | $42,693 | |||||||||
| Total consumption | 1,481 trillion BTU | 25 | 797 trillion BTU | 34 | 97,301 quadrillion BTU | |||||||||
| Per capita energy consumption | 289 million BTU | 34 | 283 million BTU | 36 | 312 million BTU | |||||||||
| Total spending on energy | $19.333 million | 27 | $10.341 million | 34 | $1,394,088 million | |||||||||
| Per capita spending on energy | $3,779 | 43 | $3,706 | 45 | $4,474 | |||||||||
| Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet | $8.72 | 45 | $8.90 | 36 | $12.48 | |||||||||
| Price of electricity, cents per kWh | $11.69 | 22 | $10.10 | 38 | 12.31 | |||||||||
| Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010) | 96.5 | 22 | 64.2 | 34 | 5,631 | |||||||||
| *Rank is from highest to lowest. | ||||||||||||||
| Consumption of energy for heating homes in Colorado | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Colorado 2011 | U.S. average 2011 | ||
| Natural gas | 72.7% | 49.5% | ||
| Fuel oil | 0.1% | 6.5% | ||
| Electricity | 19.2% | 35.4% | ||
| Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) | 4.8% | 5% | ||
| Other/none | 3.2% | 3.6% | ||
Production and transmission
The tables below provide information about energy production and transmission in Colorado. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[11]
| Energy production by type in Colorado, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Amount generated (trillion BTU) |
% of state | % of USA | |
| Crude oil | 226.9 | 8.26% | 1.9% | |
| Natural gas | 1,831.2 | 66.67% | 6.91% | |
| Coal | 586.8 | 21.36% | 2.66% | |
| Biofuels | 17.7 | 0.64% | 0.92% | |
| Other | 84 | 3.06% | 1.18% | |
| Where electricity comes from in Colorado | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Amount generated (MWh) | % of state** | % of U.S.** | |
| Petroleum-fired | 1 | 0.03% | 0% | |
| Natural gas-fired | 659 | 16.48% | 0% | |
| Coal-fired | 2,586 | 64.68% | 0% | |
| Nuclear | 0 | 0% | 0% | |
| Hydroelectric | 64 | 1.6% | 0% | |
| Other renewables | 710 | 17.76% | 0% | |
| Total net electricity generation | 3,998 | 100% | 0% | |
| **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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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedeia - ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration "Electric Power Monthly with Data for December 2013," February 2014
- ↑ Outlier, "Hot and heavy energy usage: How the demand and price for electricity skyrocketed on a 100° day," September 5, 2012
- ↑ American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "Energy Efficiency Programs," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "2014 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Executive Summary," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Number of Acres Leased During the Fiscal Year," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Total Number of Leases in Effect," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Summary of Onshore Oil and Gas Statistics," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Number of Drilling Permits Approved by Fiscal Year on Federal Lands," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Energy Data System, Production," accessed February 18, 2014
