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Historical Idaho energy information, 2011-2015

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This page contains historical information about energy production and usage in Idaho. For more current information about energy policy in Idaho, 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 Idaho. 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 (thousand MWh)
Idaho -- 17.40% -- 0.0% 52.40% 29.60% 972
Colorado -- 27.20% 55.40% 0.0% 1.90% 15.80% 4,215
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)
Idaho -- -- -- -- 158
Colorado 7,264 1,604,860 28,566 103,000 2,921
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 Idaho. 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)
Idaho 1 82.90% 12,586 15,176
Colorado 17 17.50% 9,446 54,001
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 Idaho. 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
Idaho $4,506 $544 $16 $4,215 $6,725
Colorado $12,685 $2,065 $689 $3,749 $19,456
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 Idaho. 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
Idaho 50.30% 1.70% 33.40% 5.20% 9.40%
Colorado 70.30% 0.10% 21.60% 4.80% 3.30%
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

See also: Electricity prices in the United States

The table below provides information about residential energy prices in Idaho. 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
(dollars per thousand cubic foot) 		Natural gas price rank
Idaho 9.17 42 $8.38 35
Colorado 11.44 20 $7.63 45
Montana 9.88 36 $8.03 41
Utah 10 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 Idaho. 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
Idaho 9.17 7.3 5.43
Colorado 11.44 9.36 6.88
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 Idaho.[1][3]

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

State energy efficiency ratings, 2014
State Rank Score
Idaho 30 14.5
Colorado 13 24.5
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 Idaho. 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
Idaho | 7,355 0.01% 0.02%
Montana 3,488 2,728,738 7.35% 7.56%
Oregon 112 188,391 0.24% 0.52%
Washington 2 3,804 0.00% 0.01%
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 Idaho. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons
Type IdahoOregonU.S. Figures
FigureU.S. rank*FigureU.S. rank*Totals
Population1.6 million393.9 million27313.9 million
Per capita income average$33,74950$38,78634$42,693
Total consumption526 trillion BTU421,014 trillion BTU3297,301 quadrillion BTU
Per capita energy consumption332 million BTU21262 million BTU39312 million BTU
Total spending on energy$6,586 million42$14,941 million31$1,394,088 million
Per capita spending on energy$4,15835$3,86342$4,474
Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet$8.2740$10.5526$12.48
Price of electricity, cents per kWh9.544710.004112.31
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010)16.24640.3385,631
*Rank is from highest to lowest.
Consumption of energy for heating homes in Idaho
Source Idaho 2011 U.S. average 2011
Natural gas 50.6% 49.5%
Fuel oil 1.9% 6.5%
Electricity 33.0% 35.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) 5.0% 5%
Other/none 9.4% 3.6%

Production and transmission

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

Where electricity comes from in Idaho[12]
Type Amount generated (MWh) % of state** % of U.S.**
Other renewables 172.8 95.79% 0%
Total net electricity generation 180.4 100% 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named eia
  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
  12. ↑ These figures come from the EIA State Profiles and Energy Estimates U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Idaho Overview," accessed February 22, 2014
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