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Utah Energy Statistics

Utah 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.

Utah Population 1980-2003

1980: 1461037; 1981: 1515472; 1982: 1558314; 1983: 1594943; 1984: 1622342; 1985: 1642910; 1986: 1662833; 1987: 1678120; 1988: 1689372; 1989: 1705865; 1990: 1722850; 1991: 1771941; 1992: 1821498; 1993: 1875993; 1994: 1930436; 1995: 1976774; 1996: 2022253; 1997: 2065397; 1998: 2100562; 1999: 2129836; 2000: 2233169; 2001: 2269789; 2002: 2316256; 2003: 2351467;

Population estimate, July 2003: 2,351,467

The population of Utah increased by 890,430 between 1980 and 2003, representing an average annual increase of 2.1%.

Urban Population: 77.1%; State rank: 20.

Source: 2000 Census


Economic Indicators

Utah Gross State Product 1977-2003

1977: 10432; 1978: 12122; 1979: 13872; 1980: 15494; 1981: 17554; 1982: 18589; 1983: 19893; 1984: 22277; 1985: 24115; 1986: 24473; 1987: 25202; 1988: 27244; 1989: 28713; 1990: 31359; 1991: 33658; 1992: 35671; 1993: 38395; 1994: 42236; 1995: 46290; 1996: 51523; 1997: 55070; 1998: 59084; 1999: 62635; 2000: 68038; 2001: 70204; 2002: 72974; 2003: 75781;

[Millions of dollars]

Utah Energy Per dollar of Gross State Product 1980-2003

1980: 32590.6954402; 1981: 27193.4658847; 1982: 25112.7671957; 1983: 24663.2344056; 1984: 22624.6776397; 1985: 20745.2497375; 1986: 19249.778786; 1987: 18370.6487628; 1988: 19335.0535439; 1989: 18749.5443959; 1990: 17577.8368331; 1991: 17084.1070179; 1992: 15783.7852028; 1993: 15319.1475687; 1994: 14161.6479678; 1995: 13940.2426308; 1996: 13099.6688403; 1997: 12567.4048068; 1998: 12168.4578642; 1999: 11329.9758796; 2000: 11020.8261464; 2001: 10332.4365932;

(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: $75,781,000,000

Utah's gross product increased by $65,349,000,000 between 1977 and 2003, representing an average annual increase of 7.9%.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce


Per capita income, 2003: $18,185; State rank: 39.

Percent of workforce in agriculture and mining: 1.9%.

Percent of workforce in manufacturing: 12.1%.

Source: 2000 Census

Utah Energy Consumption

Utah Energy Consumption by Sector 2001

Commercial: 140.1; Industrial: 232.6; Residential: 139.6; Transportation: 213

[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 Utah Energy Data.

Total Energy Consumption, 2001: 725 trillion Btu

Utah's energy consumption increased by 220 trillion British Thermal Units (Btu) between 1980 and 2001, representing an average annual increase of 1.7%.

Contribution of non-hydro renewable energy: <1%; state rank 33.

Electricity Consumption by Sector 1980-2001

1980: Commercial - 3141; 1980: Industrial - 4448; 1980: Residential - 3116; 1981: Commercial - 2998.822; 1981: Industrial - 5450.538; 1981: Residential - 3436.28; 1982: Commercial - 3206.713; 1982: Industrial - 5399.443; 1982: Residential - 3784.824; 1983: Commercial - 3349.748; 1983: Industrial - 6039.856; 1983: Residential - 3804.422; 1984: Commercial - 4269.401; 1984: Industrial - 4592.094; 1984: Residential - 3856.243; 1985: Commercial - 4595.664; 1985: Industrial - 4457.769; 1985: Residential - 3984.763; 1986: Commercial - 4682.13; 1986: Industrial - 4318.493; 1986: Residential - 3988.811; 1987: Commercial - 4862.577; 1987: Industrial - 4554.568; 1987: Residential - 3979.852; 1988: Commercial - 5034.668; 1988: Industrial - 5320.724; 1988: Residential - 4151.198; 1989: Commercial - 5173.219; 1989: Industrial - 5628.9; 1989: Residential - 4162.519; 1990: Commercial - 5389.356; 1990: Industrial - 5766.212; 1990: Residential - 4246.106; 1991: Commercial - 5571.437; 1991: Industrial - 5875.925; 1991: Residential - 4460.042; 1992: Commercial - 5849.9; 1992: Industrial - 6211.696; 1992: Residential - 4505.46; 1993: Commercial - 5920.069; 1993: Industrial - 6221.086; 1993: Residential - 4725.974; 1994: Commercial - 6340.192; 1994: Industrial - 6497.934; 1994: Residential - 5008.938; 1995: Commercial - 6462.203; 1995: Industrial - 6957.294; 1995: Residential - 5040.743; 1996: Commercial - 6716.967; 1996: Industrial - 7659.819; 1996: Residential - 5481.283; 1997: Commercial - 7284.909; 1997: Industrial - 7429.91; 1997: Residential - 5660.706; 1998: Commercial - 7433.396; 1998: Industrial - 7511.167; 1998: Residential - 5755.763; 1999: Commercial - 8073.85959; 1999: Industrial - 7568.121; 1999: Residential - 6236.407; 2000: Commercial - 8746.11144; 2000: Industrial - 7917.344; 2000: Residential - 6513.506; 2001: Commercial - 9102.49857; 2001: Industrial - 7411.434; 2001: Residential - 6692.983;

[Million kWh]

Residential

Industrial

Commercial

Electric Power

Utah electricity consumption increased by 12,502 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average increase of 3.8%.

Average retail price of electricity: $0.05/kWh; state rank 47.

Utah Fuels for Electric Power Generation

Coal: 339.1; Natural Gas: 15.8; Petroleum: 0.6; Nuclear: 0; Hydropower: 5.2; Wood and Waste: 1.3; Geothermal: 3.2; Wind: 0.

Contribution of non-hydro renewable energy (wind, geothermal, biomass, and solar) 2001: 4.5 trillion Btu; state rank 23.

Generating Capacity from renewable energy in 2002.

  • Biomass: 6.0 MW
  • Geothermal: 39.0 MW
  • Hydroelectric: 285.0 MW
  • Photovoltaic: 0.0 MW
  • Wind: 0.2 MW

Source: Renewable Energy Plan Information System

Residential

Utah Residential Consumption of Electricity Per Capita 1980 - 2001

1980: 2132.73175149; 1981: 2267.46518576; 1982: 2428.79419681; 1983: 2385.30279765; 1984: 2376.96059154; 1985: 2425.42987747; 1986: 2398.80432972; 1987: 2371.61347222; 1988: 2457.2432833; 1989: 2440.12216676; 1990: 2464.58252314; 1991: 2517.03753116; 1992: 2473.49159867; 1993: 2519.18530613; 1994: 2594.71849883; 1995: 2549.98446965; 1996: 2710.48330748; 1997: 2740.73507418; 1998: 2740.10621919; 1999: 2928.11606152; 2000: 2916.70984149; 2001: 2948.7247493;

[kWh/person]

Per capita consumption of electricity in homes 2001: 2,949 kWh.

Per capita electricity used in homes increased by 816 kWh between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average increase of 1.6%.

Utah Residential Consumption of Natural Gas Per Capita 1980 - 2001

Utah 1980: 43.0849490328; 1981: 38.9513422881; 1982: 27.6916233121; 1983: 37.0818918921; 1984: 36.2087249729; 1985: 38.426648447; 1986: 32.8587992901; 1987: 26.7318757657; 1988: 27.0295372541; 1989: 28.7903916429; 1990: 27.434864045; 1991: 30.643599691; 1992: 26.4785308356; 1993: 29.8472823779; 1994: 27.087796819; 1995: 26.3563687604; 1996: 28.0177872897; 1997: 29.3269425684; 1998: 28.3153943945; 1999: 27.4995113239; 2000: 26.1913122025; 2001: 25.5103320353; 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 Utah to Other States

Per capita consumption of natural gas in homes 2001: 26 million Btu; state rank 9.

Per capita natural gas used in homes decreased by 18 Million Btu between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average decrease of 2.5%.

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

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

1980: 15.9102392958; 1981: 14.90769584; 1982: 14.3899359179; 1983: 14.4928115362; 1984: 14.5281892844; 1985: 14.7342598986; 1986: 15.6793495679; 1987: 16.0002560901; 1988: 16.3677422971; 1989: 15.3872165617; 1990: 15.7698688046; 1991: 15.9612046394; 1992: 15.7654180899; 1993: 15.8477058123; 1994: 15.6907966439; 1995: 16.6616851648; 1996: 16.94138678; 1997: 17.3515371476; 1998: 17.4445766657; 1999: 17.8054991089; 2000: 17.9186389431; 2001: 16.8315090081;

[Barrels/person]

Transportation

Per capita petroleum consumed for transportation 2001: 17 barrels.

Per capita petroleum used in transportation increased by 0.9 barrels between 1980 and 2001, representing an annual average increase of 0.3%.

Ethanol consumed for transportation 2001: 378,949 barrels; state rank 21.

This renewable transportation fuel contributed 1.60%.

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

Compressed natural gas 3,552
Electric 33
Flexible-fuel ethanol 657
Liquefied petroleum gases 1,756
Methanol 14
Total AFVs 6,012
State rank 26

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


Emissions and Environmental Indicators

Carbon Intensity of the Utah Economy, 1990 - 1999

1990: 1.02008182659; 1991: 0.937960425456; 1992: 0.907896442488; 1993: 0.868748482875; 1994: 0.803314565773; 1995: 0.735342925038; 1996: 0.670498262912; 1997: 0.649330161612; 1998: 0.619022307224; 1999: 0.584279715814;

[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 Utah economy 1999: 0.58 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 1999, this indicator decreased by 0.44 PCE per dollar, which represents annual reduction of 6.0%.

Carbon Intensity of the Utah Energy Supply, 1990 - 1999

1990: 58.0322730421; 1991: 54.9025140425; 1992: 57.5208310821; 1993: 56.7099754722; 1994: 56.7246529215; 1995: 52.7496503836; 1996: 51.184367413; 1997: 51.6678002814; 1998: 50.8710564749; 1999: 51.569369787;

[PCE/Million Btu]

Carbon intensity of the Utah energy supply 1999: 52 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 6.5, which represents an annual reduction of 1.3%.

Emissions from Utah electric power generators in 2002:

Sulfur Dioxide 32,133 tons
Nitrogen oxides 71,886 tons
Carbon Dioxide 37,746,475 tons

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Geographic Statistics

Many factors affect energy consumption, including climate.

Square miles: 82,144
Average annual heating degree-days: 6,648; state rank 15.
Average annual cooling degree-days: 667; state rank 32.

Source: National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

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