Midwest Core > Indiana

Resources Market Infrastructure Policy

Resources: A measure of total energy production and consumption per capita

Market: The cost of consumption, measured in electricity prices and gasoline taxes

Infrastructure: Capacity to generate and refine energy sources; miles of pipelines

24th Resources
29th Market
4th Infrastructure

Indiana is one of the top 10 coal-producing states in the nation, but production does not meet in-state demand, which is second only to that of Texas. Although large amounts of coal are used for electricity generation (9 of the state's 10 largest power plants are coal-fired), substantial amounts are also used by the industrial sector.

Indiana is a major producer of ethanol. The state's 14 ethanol facilities are capable of producing more than 1 billion gallons of ethanol per year—equal to about 8% of the nation's total capacity.

state-indiana

Production trillion btu

14
Oil
9
Gas
827
Coal
11
Wind
0.01
Solar
1
Hydro
129
Biofuel
0
Nuclear

net energy Production trillion btu

-1,731
+991 Produced
2,722 Consumed

Consumption trillion btu

729
Oil
655
Gas
1193
Coal
145
Renewable
0
Nuclear

Gasoline Tax total state + federal, 2014

IN
$0.48
USA
$0.46

Key Policies

  • Created a voluntary clean energy portfolio standard with a goal of having utilities obtain 10% of their electricity from clean energy sources in the year 2025.

  • Requires reformulated motor gasoline in the greater Chicago metropolitan area year-round and along the southeastern border near Louisville, Kentucky, during the summer months.

  • Requires permits and compliance bonds for drilling oil and gas wells. Permit fees are $250 ($500 for expedited processing). Bonds are $2,500 a well.

Electricity net production, trillion btu

-64
5.69¢
IN
8.81¢
USA