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This page contains historical information about energy production and usage in New Mexico. For more current information about energy policy in New Mexico, 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 New Mexico. 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)
New Mexico 0.20% 25.20% 65.30% 0.0% -- 8.70% 2,324
Arizona -- 28.50% 39.10% 24.60% 4.70% 3.20% 9,264
Colorado -- 27.20% 55.40% 0.0% 1.90% 15.80% 4,215
Oklahoma -- 38.10% 40.50% 0.0% 2.90% 18.50% 5,023
Texas -- 49.20% 32.10% 8.60% 0.20% 9.10% 34,454
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)
New Mexico 10,379 1,195,431 22,452 130,700 2,316
Arizona 6 72 7,493 600
Colorado 7,264 1,604,860 28,566 103,000 2,921
Oklahoma 10,879 2,143,999 1,054 523,300 2,961
Texas 104,058 7,545,401 44,178 5,174,209 14,201
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 New Mexico. 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)
New Mexico 24 9.30% 2,984 32,125
Arizona 27 8.90% 9,976 112,379
Colorado 17 17.50% 9,446 54,001
Oklahoma 15 19.50% 13,731 70,299
Texas 23 9.60% 42,114 437,236
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 New Mexico. 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
New Mexico $6,423 $728 $575 $4,285 $8,928
Arizona $14,362 $1,802 $880 $3,474 $22,759
Colorado $12,685 $2,065 $689 $3,749 $19,456
Oklahoma $13,030 $3,102 $668 $5,168 $19,719
Texas $118,352 $11,264 $2,865 $5,983 $155,921
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 New Mexico. 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
New Mexico 66.80% 0.20% 16.90% 8.20% 8.0%
Arizona 33.90% 0.10% 59.60% 2.80% 3.60%
Colorado 70.30% 0.10% 21.60% 4.80% 3.30%
Oklahoma 53.10% 0.10% 36.70% 7.10% 3.0%
Texas 36.40% 0.10% 59.10% 3.20% 1.10%
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 New Mexico. 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
New Mexico 11.28 22 $8.06 40
Arizona 10.91 26 $13.11 8
Colorado 11.44 20 $7.63 45
Oklahoma 8.32 48 $6.99 48
Texas 11.18 23 $8.14 37
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 New Mexico. 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
New Mexico 11.28 9.49 5.94
Arizona 10.91 9.24 6.11
Colorado 11.44 9.36 6.88
Oklahoma 8.32 7.44 5.23
Texas 11.18 8.0 5.82
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 New Mexico.[1][3]

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

State energy efficiency ratings, 2014
State Rank Score
New Mexico 25 17
Arizona 15 23.5
Colorado 13 24.5
Oklahoma 35 12.5
Texas 34 13
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 New Mexico. 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
New Mexico 8,348 4,819,205 17.60% 13.35%
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%
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 New Mexico. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons
Type New MexicoArizonaU.S. Figures
FigureU.S. rank*FigureU.S. rank*Totals
Population2.1 million366.6 million15313.9 million
Per capita income average$35,07944$35,97942$42,693
Total consumption688 trillion BTU371,431 trillion BTU2697,301 quadrillion BTU
Per capita energy consumption331 million BTU23221 million BTU44312 million BTU
Total spending on energy$8,846 million38$22,465 million24$1,394,088 million
Per capita spending on energy$4,25633$3,47450$4,474
Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet9.4531$15.015$12.48
Price of electricity, cents per kWh11.092711.062812.31
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010)54.83595.9235,631
*Rank is from highest to lowest.
Consumption of energy for heating homes in New Mexico
Source New Mexico 2011 U.S. average 2011
Natural gas 67.7% 49.5%
Fuel oil 0.1% 6.5%
Electricity 15.5% 35.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) 8.9% 5%
Other/none 8.0% 3.6%

Production and transmission

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

Energy production by type in New Mexico, 2011
Type Amount generated
(trillion BTU)
% of state % of USA
Crude oil 6 0.2% 0.05%
Natural gas 698 22.96% 2.63%
Coal 2,132 70.13% 9.67%
Other 192 6.32% 2.69%
Where electricity comes from in New Mexico
Type Amount generated (MWh) % of state** % of U.S.**
Petroleum-fired 413,400 18.28% 1.37%
Natural gas-fired 1,405,200 62.14% 0.14%
Coal-fired 406,000 17.96% 0.02%
Hydroelectric 4,200 0.19% 0%
Other renewables 32,400 1.43% 0.02%
Total net electricity generation 2,261,200 100% 0.06%
**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

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