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That is almost 6% of the nation's total underground natural gas storage capacity.32,33 The proximity of the state's natural gas storage fields to northeastern markets makes West Virginia an important supplier to the region during the winter months when natural gas demand for heating increases.34, Much of the natural gas consumed in West Virginia is used to gather, process, and distribute natural gas within the state and to maintain pressure in larger pipeline systems. Forms EIA uses to collect energy data including descriptions, links to survey instructions, and additional information. Proved reserves of natural gas increased 32% in the United States during 2021Jan 27, 2023, Six U.S. states accounted for over half of the primary energy produced in 2019Aug 27, 2021, West Virginia Community Advancement and Development, Weatherization Assistance Program, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Children and Families, Utility Assistance, LIHEAP, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585, Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). Maryland
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74 Ergon, Ergon-West Virginia, Inc. (EWV), accessed November 20, 2022. Massachusetts
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In 2021, 60% of the total natural gas consumed in the state was used in this way. 68 West Virginia Office of Energy, Petroleum, accessed October 16, 2021. Comprehensive data summaries, comparisons, analysis, and projections integrated across all energy sources. West Virginia's coal consumption has remained nearly steady over the last decade - going from a 98% share in the state's power generation in 2001 to nearly 89% in 2020, according to the EIA. Next Update: July 20, 2023. West Virginians typically use about half of the electricity generated in the state. 39 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center, Alternative Fueling Station Locator, West Virginia, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Public and Private Access, Available, accessed November 16, 2022. 73 U.S. EIA, Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries, West Virginia, 2022. 29 U.S. EIA, "Northeast region slated for record natural gas pipeline capacity buildout in 2018," Today in Energy (May 18, 2018). Crude oil production has continued to rise, and West Virginia wells produced more than 19 million barrels of crude oil in 2020, before declining slightly to about 18 million barrels in 2021.69 Much of the state's oil production comes from recent drilling in the state's northern panhandle, where production includes both natural gas liquids and crude oil.70,71 West Virginia has one oil refinery. Tennessee
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81 U.S. EIA, State Energy Data System, Table F26, Biodiesel Consumption Estimates, 2020. The Appalachian mines have an estimated 600 million reserve tons of coal. 77 American Petroleum Institute, U.S. Alabama
Despite this, more than half of West Virginia's exports were products other than coal. Kansas
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45 U.S. EIA, Annual Coal Report 2021 (October 2022), Table 14, Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines by State, 2021 and 2020. The coal industry, the politicians, and the big spill. Is Murray Energy The Nation's Largest Coal Company? - West Virginia Indiana
2 U.S. EIA, West Virginia Profile Data, Environment, accessed November 14, 2022. Come test out some of the products still in development and let us know what you think! Connecticut
Interactive map of coal mines in West Virginia The transportation sector, the second-largest energy-consuming sector, used 21%. 86 U.S. EIA, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860), Inventory of Planned Generators as of October 2022. Weekly West Virginia "Battle Royale" Senate Primary Update Chemical Valley. Rhode Island
SustainableBusiness.com (January 23, 2015). "We believe in this enough that we've written a very big check to. 27 U.S. EIA, Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals and Production, Marketed Production, Annual, 2016-21. Oregon
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Proved Reserves as of Dec. 31, 2020. 85 The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Hydroelectricity, updated May 20, 2013. 82 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center, Alternative Fueling Station Locator, West Virginia, Ethanol (E85), public and private access, and Biodiesel (B20 and above), accessed November 20, 2022. Michigan
The property has produced high-volatile metallurgical Sewell coal for several decades. 40 In 2021, West Virginia was the nation's second-largest coal producer, after Wyoming, and accounted for about 14% of U.S. coal production. Michigan
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In 2021, coal-fired electric power plants accounted for 91% of West Virginia's total electricity net generation. Comprehensive data summaries, comparisons, analysis, and projections integrated across all energy sources. A controlling company of a mine is defined as the company 'controlling the coal, particularly the sale of the coal.' Most 42 U.S. EIA, "In 2020, U.S. coal production fell to its lowest level since 1965," Today in Energy (July 14, 2021). 62 U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia, Table B25040, House Heating Fuel, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. In court documents, Revelation Energy listed 24 metallurgical coal mines and processing and prep facilities in Virginia, Kentucky, and West Virginia, as principal assets that employ 1,100 workers. New Jersey
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18 U.S. EIA, Shale Gas. 75 U.S. EIA, State Energy Data System, Table C15, Petroleum Consumption, Total and per Capita, Ranked by State, 2020. Georgia
West Virginia also had 12% of recoverable coal reserves at producing mines, the third-largest reserve base in the nation, after Wyoming and Illinois. The residential sector, where 1 in 14 households heat with petroleum products, used less than 4%. 36 U.S. EIA, Natural Gas Consumption by End Use, West Virginia, 2016-21. March 31, 2014. Which states are the largest producers and consumers of coal? Nevada
West Virginia also has natural gas reserves and production from coalbeds, and it accounted for 0.2% of the state's total natural gas production in 2021. Reports requested by congress or otherwise deemed important. In 2021, hydroelectric power supplied more than 2.5% of the West Virginia's total electricity net generation.84 Hydropower has long been used in mountainous West Virginia, originally to power grist and saw mills and later to generate electricity.85 The oldest hydroelectric power plant still in service in West Virginia began operating in 1909. EIA's free and open data available as API, Excel add-in, bulk files, and widgets. If Murray rejects the UMWA pension plan obligations in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the UMWA pension fund will be insolvent by 2020. In 2021, West Virginia was fourth in the nation in natural gas marketed production. Alabama
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37 U.S. EIA, West Virginia Natural Gas Deliveries to Electric Power Consumers (Million Cubic Feet), Annual, 1997-2021. Renewable energy resourcesprimarily hydroelectric power and wind energycontributed 5% and natural gas provided more than 4%. 6 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, WINDExchange, Wind Energy in West Virginia, accessed November 14, 2022. Illinois
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41 U.S. EIA, Annual Coal Report 2021 (October 2022), Table 6, Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank, 2021. Arizona
Short, timely articles with graphics on energy, facts, issues, and trends. 39 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center, Alternative Fueling Station Locator, West Virginia, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Public and Private Access, Available, accessed November 16, 2022. 21 U.S. EIA, State Energy Data 2020: Production, Table PT2, Primary Energy Production Estimates in Trillion Btu, West Virginia, 1960-2020. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there were 853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941,000 short tons of coal. New Jersey
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You can skip our detailed analysis of the coal industry's outlook for 2021 and. A 115-megawatt wind farm came online in northeastern West Virginia in early 2022.90 By mid-2022, the state had almost 860 megawatts of wind capacity.91, Solar energy and biomass contribute small amounts to West Virginia's in-state electricity supply. 54 U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia, Table B25040, House Heating Fuel, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Washington
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Tools to customize searches, view specific data sets, study detailed documentation, and access time-series data. 17 U.S. EIA, "Appalachia region drives growth in U.S. natural gas production since 2012," Today in Energy (December 4, 2017). 49 U.S. EIA, Annual Coal Distribution Report 2021 (October 2022), By Coal Origin State, West Virginia, Table OS-25, Domestic Coal Distribution, by Origin State, 2021. 94 Fried, Rona, "West Virginia: First State to Repeal Renewable Portfolio Standard!" Although it is one of the 10 smallest states in total area, West Virginia stretches from the Ohio River, where the state's northern panhandle is wedged between Pennsylvania and Ohio, to a point almost 240 miles away on the state's southern border with Virginia.3 Most of West Virginia is part of the Appalachian Plateau region, where much of the state's natural gas, coal, and crude oil reserves are found.4 Rivers that cross the Appalachian Plateau have plentiful hydroelectric power potential, while the narrow, wind-swept mountain ridges that run northeast to southwest in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge region of eastern West Virginia have the state's best wind resources.5,6 Almost four-fifths of the state is covered by forests, providing West Virginia with abundant biomass potential as well.7, West Virginia is a net energy supplier to other states. The 1,300-megawatt coal plant shut down on June 1 after a concerted effort from West Virginia officials to keep it running. Indiana
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Crude oil, gasoline, heating oil, diesel, propane, and other liquids including biofuels and natural gas liquids. 94 Fried, Rona, "West Virginia: First State to Repeal Renewable Portfolio Standard!" Puerto Rico
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25 U.S. EIA, "Natural gas production far exceeded consumption in West Virginia in 2019," Today in Energy (February 1, 2021). 50 U.S. EIA, Annual Coal Report 2021(October 2022), Table 1, Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2021 and 2020. Would you like to go to the overview page instead? Energy Resources Coal Virginia's coal miners reported production of 10.2 million short tons of bituminous coal in 20221, down about 15 percent from the production reported in 2021. 57 U.S. EIA, West Virginia Electricity Profile 2021, Tables 2A, 2B. North Dakota
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59 U.S. EIA, Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, West Virginia, Fuel Type (Check all), Annual, 2001-21. 89 U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, WINDExchange, Wind Energy in West Virginia, accessed October 16, 2021. Minnesota
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1 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), State Energy Data System, Table P2, Primary Energy Production Estimates in Trillion Btu, 2020. 1 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), State Energy Data System, Table P2, Primary Energy Production Estimates in Trillion Btu, 2020. The Hobet mine has historically been one of the state's most productive, and one of the largest mountaintop-removal coal mining operations in West Virginia. 58 U.S. EIA, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860), Inventory of Operating Generators as of October 2022 and Inventory of Retired Generators as of October 2022. As a result, West Virginia is a net supplier of electricity to the regional grid and is among the top states in interstate transfers of electricity. Virginia's production ranked 11th highest in the nation out of 22 coal-producing states. West Virginia is the nation's fourth-largest producer of marketed natural gas.15 The state is within the Marcellus Shale productive region, one of the largest natural gas-producing areas in the United States.16,17 West Virginia had more than 32 trillion cubic feet of shale gas reserves at the end of 2020, 10% of the nation's total.18 Production from the Marcellus and Utica-Point Pleasant shale formations accounts for about 95% of West Virginia's natural gas production.19 In 2014, the state's annual natural gas production from all sources exceeded 1 trillion cubic feet for the first time, and in 2019, the energy value of West Virginia's natural gas production surpassed that of the state's coal production for the first time.20,21 In 2021, West Virginia's total annual gross withdrawals of natural gas reached nearly 2.8 trillion cubic feet.22 Almost all of the state's natural gas production that is not from shale formations comes from conventional natural gas wells. Indiana
Come test out some of the products still in development and let us know what you think! U.S.: top coal producers 2021 | Statista The rich Pennsylvania anthracite fields were close to the big eastern cities, and nearly every major railroad in the Eastern United States such as the Reading Railroad, Lehigh & Erie, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Pennsylvania Railroad and Delaware and Hudson Railroad, extended lines into the anthracite fields. 29 U.S. EIA, "Northeast region slated for record natural gas pipeline capacity buildout in 2018," Today in Energy (May 18, 2018). Arizona
As a result, West Virginia is a net supplier of electricity to the regional grid and is among the top states in interstate transfers of electricity.64 In 2021, only four other states sent more of their electricity generation out of state.65. Alabama
West Virginia is the nations fourth-largest energy producer. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions at the State Level, Early Release of 2022 Power Plant Operations Report Data, Annual Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report, Midwest and Rocky Mountain Transportation Fuels Markets, East Coast and Gulf Coast Transportation Fuels Markets. Includes hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and ethanol. Georgia
53 U.S. EIA, Annual Coal Distribution Report 2021 (October 2022), By Coal Origin State, West Virginia, Table OS-25, Domestic Coal Distribution, by Origin State, 2021. North Carolina
85 The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Hydroelectricity, updated May 20, 2013. Maps, tools, and resources related to energy disruptions and infrastructure. West Virginia does not have any large, utility-scale (1 megawatt or larger) solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities, although a 50-megawatt solar farm is scheduled to come online in mid-2024 in Berkeley, near the state's northeastern border with Maryland. Coal Controversy In Appalachia - NASA Earth Observatory Missouri
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The residential sector accounted for 19%, and the commercial sector used 13%.14. The state ranks fifth in the nation in total energy production. The state produced nearly 2.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, about 10 times more than in 2010, and 95% of it was from shale gas wells. Kanawha County is West Virginia's largest in terms of industrial jobs, home to 8,089 workers. 67 U.S. EIA, Crude Oil Production, Annual Thousand Barrels, 2016-21. The numbers tell the tale. Maps by energy source and topic, includes forecast maps. Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) October 29, 2019 Underground mines in the Appalachian region accounted for 57% of U.S. total underground coal mine production. Crude oil production has continued to rise, and West Virginia wells produced more than 19 million barrels of crude oil in 2020, before declining slightly to about 18 million barrels in 2021.69 Much of the state's oil production comes from recent drilling in the state's northern panhandle, where production includes both natural gas liquids and crude oil.70,71 West Virginia has one oil refinery. Kansas
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Oil wells in West Virginia produce a small amount of natural gas as well.23, Several interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines cross West Virginia.24 Although pipelines bring natural gas into West Virginia from surrounding states, much more natural gas leaves the state than enters because West Virginia consumes less natural gas than it produces and sends much of the excess out of state.25 In 2021, West Virginians consumed less than one-tenth of the natural gas produced in the state, and more than four times as much natural gas left West Virginia as entered.26,27,28 New pipeline projects have come online in recent years and more are planned to transport natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica Shale producing areas of West Virginia to markets across the eastern United States and Canada.29,30 Natural gas processing plants that separate dry natural gas from associated natural gas liquids were constructed or expanded in West Virginia in recent years to handle the liquids produced from the Marcellus Shale.31 West Virginia has 31 underground natural gas storage fields with a combined storage capacity of about 531 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Interior coal region Alabama
13 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Interactive Data, Regional Data, Regional GDP & Personal Income, Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, GDP in current dollars, West Virginia, All statistics in table, 2020, 2021. Colorado
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60 U.S. EIA Electric Power Monthly (November 2022), Table 1.9.B. 86 U.S. EIA, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860), Inventory of Planned Generators as of October 2022. In 2021, West Virginia was the second-largest coal producer in the nation, after Wyoming, and accounted for 14% of U.S. total coal production. Kentucky
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Financial market analysis and financial data for major energy companies. The mine started coal production in 1974 and reached to a peak annual . 15 U.S. EIA, Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals and Production, Marketed Production, 2016-21. In 2021, West Virginia was the second-largest coal producer in the nation, after Wyoming, and accounted for 14% of U.S. total coal production. A Battle in Mining Country Pits Coal Against Wind - The New York Times
Today, coal remains a major contributor to the state economy.40 In 2021, West Virginia was the nation's second-largest coal producer, after Wyoming, and accounted for about 14% of U.S. coal production.41 West Virginia's coal production has declined significantly during the past two decades in part because of less U.S. electric power sector demand for coal.42,43 In 2021, West Virginia's total coal production was less than 79 million short tons, up slightly from the record low in the previous year but still less than half of what it was in 2001.44, In 2021, West Virginia had 12% of recoverable coal reserves at U.S. producing mines, the third-largest reserve base in the nation, after Wyoming and Illinois.45 Coal deposits are found in 53 of West Virginia's 55 counties, but only 43 counties have economically recoverable reserves.46 The state is the nation's largest producer of bituminous coal, the second-most abundant type of coal mined in the United States.47 The southern part of West Virginia produces bituminous coal that is relatively low in sulfur content. 10 U.S. EIA, State Energy Data 2020: Production, Table PT2, Primary Energy Production Estimates in Trillion Btu, West Virginia, 1960-2020. The company's operations are made up of 16 mining complexes. 17 U.S. EIA, "Appalachia region drives growth in U.S. natural gas production since 2012," Today in Energy (December 4, 2017). Originally owned by Fil Nutter, the mine used both underground mining and strip mining techniques, and later even more intensive surface mining using a dragline. Coal was discovered in West Virginia in the early 1700s, but large-scale mining did not begin until the mid-1800s. In 2021, 5% of the state's total net generation came from renewable resources, nearly all of it from hydropower and wind energy in almost equal amounts. Gasoline Requirements as of January 2018. 90 U.S. EIA, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860), Inventory of Planned Generators as of October 2022. Mississippi
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51 U.S. EIA, Annual Coal Distribution Report 2021 (October 2022), By Coal Origin State, West Virginia, Table OS-25, Domestic Coal Distribution, by Origin State, 2021. In 2020, crude oil production in West Virginia reached an all-time annual high of more than 19 million barrels. Is Murray Energy the nation's largest coal company?
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84 U.S. EIA, Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, West Virginia, Conventional hydroelectric, Small-scale solar photovoltaic, Annual, 2001-21. California
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The state's residential sector, where almost half of the households use electricity as their primary source for home heating, accounted for one-third of electricity use.62 The commercial sector consumed the rest.63 Overall, West Virginians typically use about half of the electricity generated in the state. Texas
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Financial market analysis and financial data for major energy companies. 14 U.S. EIA, State Energy Data System, Table F33, Total Energy Consumption, Price, and Expenditure Estimates, 2020. In 2021, 60% of the total natural gas consumed in the state was used in this way. West Virginia has a minor amount of crude oil reserves, and the state accounted for less than 0.5% of U.S. crude oil production in 2021.66,67 West Virginia's first commercial oil field began producing just before the Civil War, and the state's total annual crude oil production rose to a high of 16 million barrels in 1900.68 Production did not reach that level again until 2019, when production exceeded 17 million barrels. The consumption of natural gas for electric power generation has increased in recent years and was more than seven times greater in 2021 than it was a decade earlier.36,37 Even so, West Virginia is among the 10 states that use the smallest amount of natural gas for power generation.38 Compressed natural gas used as vehicle fuel accounts for a small amount of the state's natural gas consumption. Alaska
In 2021, coal-fired electric power plants accounted for 91% of West Virginia's total electricity net generation. Missouri
Out of the five top producing states, West Virginia is the largest coal employer with over 11,500 workers in 2016 2. Alabama
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West Virginia has a minor amount of crude oil reserves, and the state accounted for less than 0.5% of U.S. crude oil production in 2021.66,67 West Virginia's first commercial oil field began producing just before the Civil War, and the state's total annual crude oil production rose to a high of 16 million barrels in 1900.68 Production did not reach that level again until 2019, when production exceeded 17 million barrels.