7. Idaho
Net electricity generation 2015 (thousand MWh): 8,757
Net electricity generation, September 2016 (thousand MWh): 544
Idaho ranks as one of the leading states in the production of energy from renewable resources. Until recently hydropower facilities generated around four-fifths of state’s electricity. Due to droughts, the share of electricity produced from hydropower decreased to little more than one-half. The rest comes from the wind, biomass, natural gas and other resources. Idaho uses more electricity than it produces, so it depends on supplies that come from out-of-state resources.
