Natural gas is the largest source of electricity generation in Texas. In 2021, it accounted for almost half of the power generated in the U.S. state. Wind ranked second, but by a wide margin, representing some 21 percent of Texas's electricity generation that year.
Distribution of electricity generation in Texas, United States in 2021, by source
Characteristic
Share of electricity generation
Natural gas
48.6%
Wind
20.7%
Coal
18.4%
Nuclear
8.3%
Solar photovoltaic
2.9%
Biomass and other
0.9%
Hydropower
0.2%
• Natural gas 48.6%
• Wind 20.7%
• Coal 18.4%
• Nuclear 8.3%
• Solar photovoltaic 2.9%
• Biomass and other 0.9%
• Hydropower 0.2%
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