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PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMED IN TEXAS BY SOURCE,
1997 (TRILLION BTUs)
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Other incldes:
82.4 trillion BTUs from wood and waste,
24.8 trillion BTUs from hydroelectricity, and
1.8 trillion BTUs from geothermal, wind, photovoltaic, and solar
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Source: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/sep/states.html (May 1999)
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With over 21 million residents, Texas accounts for about eight percent of the U.S. population. At the
same time, it accounts for 12 percent of the nation's total energy usage.* In 1999, the state ranked 5th in
per capita energy consumption. Among the states, Texas ranks first in overall consumption of petroleum, natural gas, coal and electricity. Liquid Petroleum Gas,
which is used as a chemical feedstock, is the leading petroleum product consumed in the state.*
In 1981, the oil and gas industry accounted for 25 percent of the gross state product. By 1997, it had
fallen to 10.4 percent.* By the year 2015, oil and gas is expected to account for 8.6 percent of the gross state product and eight percent by 2020.* State tax revenues also have fallen. During the 1950s, the state routinely got one-third of its revenue from oil and gas
taxes. By 1997 the state's total tax revenue from oil and gas was 2.7 percent of the state's total revenue.*
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