8. Tennessee
Net electricity generation 2015 (thousand MWh): 9,581
Net electricity generation, September 2016 (thousand MWh): 478
The largest share of electricity in Tennessee, which occupies the eight place on our list of top 15 hydropower producing states in America, is generated in coal-fueled plants. Nuclear plants are second largest electricity producer in the state while hydropower is the leading renewable resource for electricity production. Hydroelectric facilities generate one-eighth of state’s electricity which places Tennessee among top three hydroelectric producers east of the Rocky Mountains.
