Marcellus States > New York

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

44th Resources
46th Market
27th Infrastructure

New York has the second-lowest energy consumption per capita (trailing only Rhode Island) due in part to its extensive and widely used mass transportation systems.

Although New York was an important center for oil production and refining in the 19th century, today the state produces only small amounts of crude oil and has no oil refineries.

New York is among the top consuming states for petroleum products, which are mainly used for transportation and home heating.

state-new-york

Production trillion btu

2
Oil
27
Gas
0
Coal
10
Wind
1.81
Solar
84
Hydro
22
Biofuel
427
Nuclear

net energy Production trillion btu

-2,851
+574 Produced
3,425 Consumed

Consumption trillion btu

1273
Oil
1261
Gas
72
Coal
392
Renewable
427
Nuclear

Gasoline Tax total state + federal, 2014

NY
$0.69
USA
$0.46

Key Policies

  • Requires that 30% of electricity come from renewable energy resources by 2015.

  • Requires the use of reformulated gasoline blended with ethanol in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan areas. Requires a low volatility blend in the summer months throughout the rest of the state.

  • Requires permits and surety for oil and gas well drilling. Permit fees begin at $100 and increase for deeper wells. Surety bonds begin at $2,500 a well and increase for deeper wells.

Electricity net production, trillion btu

-34
12.07¢
NY
8.81¢
USA