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Energy

The following is an analysis by the US Energy Information Mississippi River and typically contribute about one-sixth of
Administration of Louisiana’s 2014 energy data. the state's net electricity generation. Petroleum, petroleum
coke, industrial gases, woody biomass, and hydroelectricity
Louisiana's total energy consumption and per capita provide nearly all the rest of Louisiana's net electricity
energy consumption both rank among the highest in the generation. About three-tenths of Louisiana's net electricity
nation, largely because of an industrial sector dominated is generated at industrial and commercial facilities. The
by the energy-intensive chemical, petroleum, and natural state does not generate enough electricity to meet
gas industries. Energy consumption in Louisiana's consumer demand and receives power from the regional
industrial sector is second only to that of Texas. Although interstate grid.
demand for air conditioning is high during the hot, humid
summer months, heating demand is limited in the
moderate winters, and Louisiana's total and per capita
energy consumption in the residential sector are both near
the national median.

Louisiana is also near the top of the nation in carbon
dioxide emissions.

Electricity

Per capita retail sales of electricity in Louisiana are among
the highest in the nation, particularly in the residential
sector, where three-fifths of all households use electricity
for home heating and almost all households have air
conditioning. The primary fuel used for electricity
generation in Louisiana is natural gas. It provides about
three-fifths of the state's net electricity generation, nearly
twice the national average. Coal was Louisiana's second-
leading source for electricity generation for decades but
now provides less generation than the state's two single-
reactor nuclear power plants. They are located along the