Ohio Energy Statistics

Ohio energy production and consumption statistics point toward the impact of energy efficiency on the state economy and the small, but growing presence of renewable energy in the mix of energy supplies.

Ohio Population 1980-2003

1980: 10797604; 1981: 10788336; 1982: 10757085; 1983: 10737631; 1984: 10737743; 1985: 10734926; 1986: 10730272; 1987: 10760081; 1988: 10798554; 1989: 10829216; 1990: 10847115; 1991: 10933683; 1992: 11007609; 1993: 11070385; 1994: 11111451; 1995: 11155493; 1996: 11187032; 1997: 11212498; 1998: 11237752; 1999: 11256654; 2000: 11353140; 2001: 11373541; 2002: 11421267; 2003: 11435798;

Population estimate, July 2003: 11,435,798

The population of Ohio increased by 638,194 between 1980 and 2003, representing an average annual increase of 0.2%.

Urban Population: 81.1%; State rank: 18.

Source: 2000 Census


Economic Indicators

Ohio Gross State Product 1977-2003

1977: 98054; 1978: 109080; 1979: 119228; 1980: 123711; 1981: 134930; 1982: 136319; 1983: 145944; 1984: 164984; 1985: 175922; 1986: 184037; 1987: 193746; 1988: 207366; 1989: 219267; 1990: 230031; 1991: 235876; 1992: 250363; 1993: 260891; 1994: 280850; 1995: 295668; 1996: 306333; 1997: 326451; 1998: 346648; 1999: 357378; 2000: 371952; 2001: 374504; 2002: 388224; 2003: 403015;

[Millions of dollars]

Ohio Energy Per dollar of Gross State Product 1980-2003

1980: 32872.9077901; 1981: 29322.236483; 1982: 26427.2242404; 1983: 24150.3989142; 1984: 22522.5680624; 1985: 20842.8014503; 1986: 19677.74894; 1987: 19268.6984748; 1988: 18645.0199109; 1989: 18136.2850808; 1990: 16641.5227068; 1991: 16144.1343906; 1992: 15408.8266891; 1993: 14988.4301864; 1994: 14258.7089847; 1995: 13833.02139; 1996: 13726.1601101; 1997: 12837.5432919; 1998: 11835.0369503; 1999: 11852.8296476; 2000: 11463.0766577; 2001: 10633.4766157;

(Btu/dollar)

One measure of the increasing energy efficiency of the economy is the called "energy intensity, which is the ratio of energy input per unit of economic output.

Gross state product, 2003: $403,015,000,000

Ohio's gross product increased by $304,961,000,000 between 1977 and 2003, representing an average annual increase of 5.6%.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce


Per capita income, 2003: $21,003; State rank: 22.

Percent of workforce in agriculture and mining: 1.1%.

Percent of workforce in manufacturing: 20%.

Source: 2000 Census

Ohio Energy Consumption

Ohio Energy Consumption by Sector 2001

Commercial: 682.2; Industrial: 1428.9; Residential: 892; Transportation: 979.2

[Trillion Btu]

DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) tracks energy production, price, and consumption statistics and has a number of these data available by state. These data show trends, such as for example, the increasing energy efficiency of different sectors of the economy. See EIA's Ohio Energy Data.

Total Energy Consumption, 2001: 3,982 trillion Btu

Ohio's energy consumption decreased by 84 trillion British Thermal Units (Btu) between 1980 and 2001, representing an average annual decrease of 0.1%.

Contribution of non-hydro renewable energy: 1%; state rank 36.

Electricity Consumption by Sector 1980-2001

1980: Commercial - 23323.443; 1980: Industrial - 55283; 1980: Residential - 33459; 1981: Commercial - 26035.683; 1981: Industrial - 54208.55; 1981: Residential - 32862.549; 1982: Commercial - 26521.141; 1982: Industrial - 42565.389; 1982: Residential - 32798.156; 1983: Commercial - 27070.51; 1983: Industrial - 46289.522; 1983: Residential - 33418.186; 1984: Commercial - 27977.8502; 1984: Industrial - 59207.557; 1984: Residential - 34089.827; 1985: Commercial - 29175.7399; 1985: Industrial - 61109.497; 1985: Residential - 33944.666; 1986: Commercial - 30475.6355; 1986: Industrial - 58497.27; 1986: Residential - 35220.291; 1987: Commercial - 31770.6966; 1987: Industrial - 61855.078; 1987: Residential - 36711.28; 1988: Commercial - 33317.8703; 1988: Industrial - 62238.088; 1988: Residential - 38713.181; 1989: Commercial - 34469.8318; 1989: Industrial - 68313.786; 1989: Residential - 38792.176; 1990: Commercial - 34850.0445; 1990: Industrial - 69681.659; 1990: Residential - 37889.45; 1991: Commercial - 36813.4293; 1991: Industrial - 67856.138; 1991: Residential - 40942.449; 1992: Commercial - 36150.3135; 1992: Industrial - 69674.159; 1992: Residential - 39140.657; 1993: Commercial - 37739.68837; 1993: Industrial - 68831.023; 1993: Residential - 41950.456; 1994: Commercial - 38525.99255; 1994: Industrial - 74010.054; 1994: Residential - 41791.275; 1995: Commercial - 40092.54904; 1995: Industrial - 74473.401; 1995: Residential - 44010.4; 1996: Commercial - 40569.70584; 1996: Industrial - 73394.154; 1996: Residential - 44573.25; 1997: Commercial - 40934.64613; 1997: Industrial - 73888.462; 1997: Residential - 43634.915; 1998: Commercial - 42231.75658; 1998: Industrial - 72998.337; 1998: Residential - 44516.171; 1999: Commercial - 43297.42087; 1999: Industrial - 74292.951; 1999: Residential - 46628.504; 2000: Commercial - 44634.8011; 2000: Industrial - 74019.337; 2000: Residential - 46488.137; 2001: Commercial - 43281.97222; 2001: Industrial - 63801.939; 2001: Residential - 47331.452;

[Million kWh]

Residential

Industrial

Commercial

Electric Power

Ohio electricity consumption increased by 42,350 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average increase of 1.5%.

Average retail price of electricity: $0.07/kWh; state rank 22.

Ohio Fuels for Electric Power Generation

Coal: 1243.2; Natural Gas: 10.7; Petroleum: 4.7; Nuclear: 161.6; Hydropower: 5.2; Wood and Waste: 1; Geothermal: 0; Wind: 0.

Contribution of non-hydro renewable energy (wind, geothermal, biomass, and solar) 2001: 1 trillion Btu; state rank 29.

Generating Capacity from renewable energy in 2002.

  • Biomass: 191.0 MW
  • Hydroelectric: 129.0 MW
  • Photovoltaic: 2.0 MW
  • Wind: 0.1 MW

Source: Renewable Energy Plan Information System

Residential

Ohio Residential Consumption of Electricity Per Capita 1980 - 2001

1980: 3098.74301743; 1981: 3046.118419; 1982: 3048.98176411; 1983: 3112.24943379; 1984: 3174.76652216; 1985: 3162.0773166; 1986: 3282.32974896; 1987: 3411.80331263; 1988: 3585.03379249; 1989: 3582.17769412; 1990: 3493.04400294; 1991: 3744.6164298; 1992: 3555.78191413; 1993: 3789.43062956; 1994: 3761.09969796; 1995: 3945.17750134; 1996: 3984.36779299; 1997: 3891.63190932; 1998: 3961.3056953; 1999: 4142.30587526; 2000: 4094.73828386; 2001: 4161.54054397;

[kWh/person]

Per capita consumption of electricity in homes 2001: 4,162 kWh.

Per capita electricity used in homes increased by 1,063 kWh between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average increase of 1.4%.

Ohio Residential Consumption of Natural Gas Per Capita 1980 - 2001

Ohio 1980: 37.0529211425; 1981: 35.7626418031; 1982: 35.3402489373; 1983: 31.7448874347; 1984: 33.8305692286; 1985: 31.8600083252; 1986: 31.9062131883; 1987: 31.708372753; 1988: 33.768132137; 1989: 34.5589728675; 1990: 29.5626308055; 1991: 30.7238555718; 1992: 32.0594073209; 1993: 33.2039350393; 1994: 32.0433380159; 1995: 33.292581513; 1996: 34.7800965618; 1997: 33.0464174263; 1998: 27.4514354544; 1999: 29.3211397525; 2000: 31.5731206697; 2001: 28.2740059424; U.S. 1980: 21.3898019884; 1981: 20.2276899898; 1982: 20.4878997668; 1983: 19.3240352353; 1984: 19.8648991719; 1985: 19.2080732852; 1986: 18.4327747651; 1987: 18.3485957833; 1988: 19.5033005455; 1989: 20.0325668963; 1990: 18.2831786812; 1991: 18.6673932288; 1992: 18.9839282849; 1993: 19.8212378924; 1994: 19.1750006814; 1995: 18.9908534058; 1996: 20.4136295461; 1997: 19.2368473454; 1998: 17.3875322871; 1999: 17.8736559234; 2000: 18.1485691812; 2001: 17.2719104003;

[Million Btu/person]

Compare Ohio to Other States

Per capita consumption of natural gas in homes 2001: 28 million Btu; state rank 3.

Per capita natural gas used in homes decreased by 9 Million Btu between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average decrease of 1.3%.

Source: DOE's Energy Information Administration's "State Energy Data 2001: Consumption" (PDF 82 KB). Download Adobe Reader.

Ohio Per Capita consumption of Petroleum for Transportation, 1980 - 2001

1980: 13.3545955964; 1981: 12.9471542896; 1982: 12.478611345; 1983: 12.5552016194; 1984: 12.7121879998; 1985: 12.9216687865; 1986: 13.3563838633; 1987: 13.7009652734; 1988: 13.7763306309; 1989: 13.7928400662; 1990: 13.4241222371; 1991: 13.1735953722; 1992: 12.9163824905; 1993: 13.6908514772; 1994: 13.7538103061; 1995: 13.9619806359; 1996: 14.3467168942; 1997: 14.8002518377; 1998: 15.0814002631; 1999: 15.5018192946; 2000: 15.7663245534; 2001: 15.6750179254;

[Barrels/person]

Transportation

Per capita petroleum consumed for transportation 2001: 16 barrels.

Per capita petroleum used in transportation increased by 2.3 barrels between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average increase of 0.8%.

Ethanol consumed for transportation 2001: 4,980,767 barrels; state rank 3.

This renewable transportation fuel contributed 3.34%.

Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) in use in Ohio in 2000 by type:

Compressed natural gas 3,954
Electric 122
Flexible-fuel ethanol 2,896
Liquefied petroleum gases 15,119
Methanol 46
Total AFVs 22,137
State rank 4

Source: DOE's Energy Information Administration's "Alternative Fuels Estimated Data 2000"


Emissions and Environmental Indicators

Carbon Intensity of the Ohio Economy, 1990 - 1998

1990: 0.633880842147; 1991: 0.614247791212; 1992: 0.590152266908; 1993: 0.578843655013; 1994: 0.530564051985; 1995: 0.510684463655; 1996: 0.514855023781; 1997: 0.477521177757; 1998: 0.444992793843;

[PCE/$]

Both EIA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publish emissions statistics for the electric power industry. In addition, the EPA estimates the total emissions of greenhouse gases in terms of metric tons of carbon-equivalent (MTC).

Carbon intensity of the Ohio economy 1998: 0.44 million pounds of carbon equivalent (PCE) per dollar.
This is the ratio of pounds of carbon equivalent emissions per dollar of gross state product. Between 1990 and 1998, this indicator decreased by 0.19 PCE per dollar, which represents annual reduction of 4.3%.

Carbon Intensity of the Ohio Energy Supply, 1990 - 1998

1990: 38.09031501; 1991: 38.0477377325; 1992: 38.2996238984; 1993: 38.6193649245; 1994: 37.2098240139; 1995: 36.9177816802; 1996: 37.5090352764; 1997: 37.1972399157; 1998: 37.5996117048;

[PCE/Million Btu]

Carbon intensity of the Ohio energy supply 1998: 38 pounds of carbon equivalent / million Btu.
This is the ratio of pounds of carbon equivalent per trillion Btu of total energy consumed. Between 1990 and 2000, this intensity indicator decreased by 0.5, which represents an annual reduction of 0.2%.

Emissions from Ohio electric power generators in 2002:

Sulfur Dioxide 1,132,068 tons
Nitrogen oxides 368,735 tons
Carbon Dioxide 134,790,222 tons

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency



Geographic Statistics

Many factors affect energy consumption, including climate.

Square miles: 40,948
Average annual heating degree-days: 5,954; state rank 21.
Average annual cooling degree-days: 780; state rank 28.

Source: National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

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