jeffnuttalx: No surprise: Texas a top energy producer and consumer

Texas is the No. 1 energy producer nationwide and ranks No. 6 for energy consumption per capita, a new analysis shows.

The state produces 15.3 percent of the nation?s energy, according to 2010 data the U.S. Energy Information Administration released this week. It also led the nation in U.S. marketed natural gas production, accounting for 28 percent in 2011, and in wind-powered generation capacity in 2010. It was the first state to reach 10,000 megawatts of wind capacity.

The EIA notes that Texas? 26 petroleum refineries, which had a capacity of more than 4.7 million barrels of crude oil, accounted for 27 percent of total U.S. refining capacity in 2011.

As of 2010, 49.2 percent of Texas? energy consumption goes to industrial uses, and 23.9 percent goes to transportation. The residential sector accounted for 14.4 percent, and commercial accounted for 12.6 percent.

Wyoming is the No. 2 energy producer, accounting for 14.1 percent of the nation?s energy production, but it ranks No. 1 for energy consumption per capita.

No other state produces more than 5 percent of the nation?s energy.

Other top consumers include Alaska, Louisiana, North Dakota and Iowa.