As a modern, industrialized country, the United States both produces and consumes a substantial amount of energy, in many different forms. It utilizes energy from both fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas and from renewable resources like wind power, geothermal power, and hydropower. The chart below shows how the U.S. compares to some other comparable countries regarding where they get their energy:

Graph of how the US energy

Of course, energy consumption and production vary between individual states, so we’ve broken down some energy production and consumption stats for states in the upper Midwest:

MINNESOTA

  • This state was the fourth-largest fuel ethanol producer in 2018, making up around 8% of the total amount produced in the U.S.
  • Minnesota is ninth in the U.S. for total generation of power from wind energy.
  • The industrial sector consumes the most energy in Minnesota (32.7%).

IOWA

  • Iowa consumes the fifth most energy per capita of all the United States at 513.3 Btu.
  • Iowa depends on wind power for its electricity more than any other state, since wind turbines are responsible for 57% of total electricity.
  • One-fourth of U.S. ethanol and one-fifth of U.S. biodiesel is produced in Iowa.

WISCONSIN

  • This state consumes six times more energy than it produces.
  • In the past year, the coal-fired power plants provided 39% of the electricity net generation in Wisconsin; this is a substantial decrease from 82% in 1997.

ILLINOIS

  • In 2020, Illinois generated 13% of U.S. nuclear power, which is more than any other state.
  • The industrial sector of Illinois uses more energy than any of its other end-use sectors.
  • And at about one million barrels per day, it also ranks fourth in the country in crude oil refining capacity (after Texas, Louisiana, and California).

INDIANA

  • Indiana has the country’s largest inland oil refinery (Whiting), processing 435,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
  • Indiana is the largest producer of steel in America, which substantially affects its energy consumption since steel production requires a substantial amount of energy.

MICHIGAN

  • Michigan has more natural gas storage capacity than any other state, having over 1 trillion cubic feet of underground storage.
  • Michigan had the largest residential sector propane consumption in 2019.
  • Additionally, Michigan is home to a large hydroelectric facility in Ludington which is one of the largest pumped storage power plants in the world.

Reference:

N. Sonnichsen. (Sep 30, 2021). Statista, Energy consumption in the U.S. – Statistics & Facts from https://www.statista.com/topics/833/energy-consumption/