USGBC Louisiana 2017 Green Report Online

Energy
The following is an analysis by the US Energy Information
Administration of Louisiana’s 2014 energy data.
Louisiana's total energy consumption and per capita
energy consumption both rank among the highest in the
nation, largely because of an industrial sector dominated
by the energy-intensive chemical, petroleum, and natural
gas industries. Energy consumption in Louisiana's
industrial sector is second only to that of Texas. Although
demand for air conditioning is high during the hot, humid
summer months, heating demand is limited in the
moderate winters, and Louisiana's total and per capita
energy consumption in the residential sector are both near
the national median.
Mississippi River and typically contribute about one-sixth of
the state's net electricity generation. Petroleum, petroleum
coke, industrial gases, woody biomass, and hydroelectricity
provide nearly all the rest of Louisiana's net electricity
generation. About three-tenths of Louisiana's net electricity
is generated at industrial and commercial facilities. The
state does not generate enough electricity to meet
consumer demand and receives power from the regional
interstate grid.
Louisiana is also near the top of the nation in carbon
dioxide emissions.
Electricity
Per capita retail sales of electricity in Louisiana are among
the highest in the nation, particularly in the residential
sector, where three-fifths of all households use electricity
for home heating and almost all households have air
conditioning. The primary fuel used for electricity
generation in Louisiana is natural gas. It provides about
three-fifths of the state's net electricity generation, nearly
twice the national average. Coal was Louisiana's secondleading
source for electricity generation for decades but
now provides less generation than the state's two singlereactor
nuclear power plants. They are located along the