Natural gas is the leading source of electricity generation in Florida. In 2021, it accounted for more than three quarters of the power generated in the U.S. state. Nuclear power followed in second, but by a wide margin, representing some 11.5 percent of Florida's electricity production that year.
Distribution of electricity generation in Florida, United States in 2021, by source
Characteristic
Share of electricity generation
Natural gas
73.9%
Nuclear
11.5%
Coal
7.5%
Solar photovoltaic
3.7%
Biomass and other
2.8%
Oil
0.5%
Hydropower
0.1%
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• Natural gas 73.9%
• Nuclear 11.5%
• Coal 7.5%
• Solar photovoltaic 3.7%
• Biomass and other 2.8%
• Oil 0.5%
• Hydropower 0.1%
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