Georgia
- Population: 8.2 million (U.S. rank:9)
- GDP: $379.6 billion (U.S. rank:10)
- Capital: Atlanta
Energy Consumption
- Georgia’s total energy consumption is 3.2% of total U.S. consumption and equals 348 mil Btu per capita (U.S. rank: 26).
- The transportation (30%) and industry (29%) sectors have the highest consumption rates. Residential consumption accounts for 23% while commercial consumption accounts for 17% of the state’s total consumption.
- Georgia is a leader in the energy-intensive wood and paper products industry – leading to a relatively higher rate of consumption in the industrial sector.
- Georgia’s electricity consumption for home heating ranks among the highest in the nation.
- The residential and industrial sectors are Georgia’s largest consumers of natural gas.
Petroleum
- Georgia receives its petroleum products at the Port of Savannah through the Colonial and Plantation pipelines, which run northeast through the state from Texas and Louisiana.
- The Dixie Pipeline, from the Gulf Coast region, supplies the state’s propane needs.
Natural Gas
- Georgia purchases its natural gas supplies from other states in the U.S. and from abroad.
- Three interstate pipeline systems, including systems operated by the Southern Natural Gas and Transcontinental Gas Pipeline supply Georgia from the Gulf Coast.
- Georgia imports natural gas internationally to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located on Elba Island at the mouth of the Savannah River.
- The Elba Island facility, which is one of five existing LNG import sites in the U.S., receives natural gas by tankers from Trinidad and Tobago.
Coal
- Coal and nuclear power dominate electricity generation in Georgia.
- Coal-fired power generation supplies more than three-fifths of electricity output.
- The state is not a coal producer and supplies its coal-fired power plants with coal from Wyoming, Kentucky and Virginia.
Nuclear
- Located in the eastern part of the state, Georgia’s two nuclear plants supply about one-fourth of the electricity.
Renewable Energy
- Georgia is one of the top hydroelectric power producers east of the Rocky Mountains.
- Georgia’s electricity generation from renewable resources is among the highest in the U.S.