Alabama
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Last Update: August 15, 2024 Next Update: September 19, 2024 See full record of updates
Data in this section highlight only a small number of the many series available for this state. Use the "more" links on this page or the "Find" tool to access EIA's additional state-level data.
Energy Indicators |
Demography | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period |
Population | 5.1 million | 1.5% | 2023 |
Civilian Labor Force | 2.3 million | 1.4% | Jun-24 |
Economy | Alabama | U.S. Rank | Period |
Gross Domestic Product | $ 300.2 billion | 27 | 2023 |
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector | $ 48,125 million | 21 | 2023 |
Per Capita Personal Income | $ 53,175 | 49 | 2023 |
Vehicle Miles Traveled | 71,631 million miles | 17 | 2022 |
Land in Farms | 8.6 million acres | 31 | 2023 |
Climate | Alabama | U.S. Rank | Period |
Average Temperature | 65.5 degrees Fahrenheit | 6 | 2023 |
Precipitation | 50.7 inches | 11 | 2023 |
Prices |
Petroleum | Alabama | U.S. Average | Period | find more |
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase | $ 76.45 /barrel | $ 78.16 /barrel | May-24 |
Natural Gas | Alabama | U.S. Average | Period | find more |
City Gate | $ 2.74 /thousand cu ft | $ 3.69 /thousand cu ft | May-24 | find more |
Residential | $ 21.76 /thousand cu ft | $ 18.03 /thousand cu ft | May-24 | find more |
Coal | Alabama | U.S. Average | Period | find more |
Average Sales Price | $ 269.00 /short ton | $ 54.46 /short ton | 2022 |
Delivered to Electric Power Sector | $ 2.59 /million Btu | $ 2.56 /million Btu | May-24 |
Electricity | Alabama | U.S. Average | Period | find more |
Residential | 14.73 cents/kWh | 16.43 cents/kWh | May-24 | find more |
Commercial | 12.98 cents/kWh | 12.48 cents/kWh | May-24 | find more |
Industrial | 7.06 cents/kWh | 7.95 cents/kWh | May-24 | find more |
Reserves |
Reserves | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) | 27 million barrels | 0.1% | 2022 | find more |
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) | 1,307 billion cu ft | 0.2% | 2022 | find more |
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids | 21 million barrels | 0.1% | 2022 | find more |
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines | 181 million short tons | 1.6% | 2022 | find more |
Rotary Rigs & Wells | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Natural Gas Producing Wells | 5,387 wells | 1.1% | 2020 | find more |
Capacity | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period |
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) | 142,100 barrels/calendar day | 0.8% | 2023 |
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity | 31,097 MW | 2.6% | May-24 |
Supply & Distribution |
Production | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Total Energy | 1,040 trillion Btu | 1.1% | 2022 | find more |
Crude Oil | 9 thousand barrels per day | 0.1% | May-24 | find more |
Natural Gas - Marketed | 95,790 million cu ft | 0.2% | 2022 | find more |
Coal | 10,408 thousand short tons | 1.8% | 2022 | find more |
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Total Net Electricity Generation | 11,850 thousand MWh | 3.4% | May-24 |
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) | Alabama | U.S. Average | Period |
Petroleum-Fired | NM | 0.3 % | May-24 | find more |
Natural Gas-Fired | 42.9 % | 41.6 % | May-24 | find more |
Coal-Fired | 15.4 % | 13.4 % | May-24 | find more |
Nuclear | 30.6 % | 18.8 % | May-24 | find more |
Renewables | 11.1 % | 25.5 % | May-24 |
Stocks | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) | 79 thousand barrels | 0.6% | May-24 |
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) | 1,215 thousand barrels | 1.3% | May-24 | find more |
Natural Gas in Underground Storage | 32,765 million cu ft | 0.4% | May-24 | find more |
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers | 254 thousand barrels | 1.1% | May-24 | find more |
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers | 4,057 thousand tons | 2.9% | May-24 | find more |
Fueling Stations | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period |
Motor Gasoline | 3,110 stations | 2.8% | 2021 |
Propane | 52 stations | 2.2% | Jul-24 |
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations | 423 stations | 0.7% | Jul-24 |
E85 | 23 stations | 0.5% | Jul-24 |
Biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, and Other Alternative Fuels | 7 stations | 0.2% | Jul-24 |
Consumption & Expenditures |
Summary | Alabama | U.S. Rank | Period |
Total Consumption | 1,902 trillion Btu | 16 | 2022 | find more |
Total Consumption per Capita | 188 million Btu | 48 | 2022 | find more |
Total Expenditures | $ 31,000 million | 19 | 2022 | find more |
Total Expenditures per Capita | $ 6,927 | 5 | 2022 | find more |
by End-Use Sector | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period |
Consumption |
» Residential | 333 trillion Btu | 1.7% | 2022 | find more |
» Commercial | 244 trillion Btu | 1.5% | 2022 | find more |
» Industrial | 774 trillion Btu | 2.5% | 2022 | find more |
» Transportation | 552 trillion Btu | 2.0% | 2022 | find more |
Expenditures |
» Residential | $ 5,369 million | 1.6% | 2022 | find more |
» Commercial | $ 3,757 million | 1.5% | 2022 | find more |
» Industrial | $ 6,044 million | 2.1% | 2022 | find more |
» Transportation | $ 15,829 million | 1.8% | 2022 | find more |
by Source | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period |
Consumption |
» Petroleum | 115 million barrels | 1.6% | 2022 | find more |
» Natural Gas | 764 billion cu ft | 2.4% | 2022 | find more |
» Coal | 15,856 thousand short tons | 3.1% | 2022 | find more |
Expenditures |
» Petroleum | $ 17,868 million | 1.7% | 2022 | find more |
» Natural Gas | $ 6,054 million | 2.2% | 2022 | find more |
» Coal | $ 929 million | 3.5% | 2022 | find more |
Consumption for Electricity Generation | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Petroleum | NM | NM | May-24 | find more |
Natural Gas | 36,011 million cu ft | 3.4% | May-24 | find more |
Coal | 1,050 thousand tons | 4.0% | May-24 | find more |
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) | Alabama | U.S. Average | Period |
Natural Gas | 25.3 % | 46.2 % | 2022 |
Fuel Oil | 0.1 % | 3.9 % | 2022 |
Electricity | 67.7 % | 41.3 % | 2022 |
Propane | 5.3 % | 5.0 % | 2022 |
Other/None | 1.5 % | 3.5 % | 2022 |
Environment |
Renewable Energy Capacity | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity | 4,510 MW | 1.3% | May-24 |
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity | -- | -- | 2023 |
Renewable Energy Production | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation | 928 thousand MWh | 4.2% | May-24 |
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation | 124 thousand MWh | 0.2% | May-24 |
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation | 264 thousand MWh | 6.7% | May-24 |
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation | NM | NM | May-24 |
Fuel Ethanol Production | 0 thousand barrels | 0.0% | 2022 |
Renewable Energy Consumption | Alabama | U.S. Rank | Period | find more |
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total | 12.2 % | 16 | 2022 |
Fuel Ethanol Consumption | 7,940 thousand barrels | 14 | 2022 |
Total Emissions | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Carbon Dioxide | 108.4 million metric tons | 2.2% | 2021 |
Electric Power Industry Emissions | Alabama | Share of U.S. | Period | find more |
Carbon Dioxide | 52,252 thousand metric tons | 3.2% | 2022 |
Sulfur Dioxide | 27 thousand metric tons | 2.5% | 2022 |
Nitrogen Oxide | 24 thousand metric tons | 2.0% | 2022 |
-- = No data reported.
* = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values less than 0.5 are shown as *.)
NA = Not available.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Small differences between source data and values displayed here may be due to independent rounding.
Note: Components of "Utility-scale net electricity generation (share of total)" may not add to 100% because "Total utility-scale net electricity generation" includes net generation from petroleum coke, pumped storage hydroelectric, other gases, and other energy sources, which are not shown separately.
Note: Territory data may be estimates based on EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.