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Natural gas Power in Massachusetts
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Natural gas generation (2025)
17,807 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
77.25%
National rank (natural gas output)
#27
U.S. average share
40.8%
Natural gas share of Massachusetts's power mix over time
2001: 30.4% → 2025: 77.25%
Year by year
| Year | Natural gas (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,807 | 77.25% |
| 2024 | 16,203 | 77.47% |
| 2023 | 14,774 | 75.01% |
| 2022 | 15,776 | 75.03% |
| 2021 | 15,010 | 77.06% |
| 2020 | 14,177 | 77.84% |
| 2019 | 15,407 | 71.61% |
| 2018 | 18,386 | 67.66% |
| 2017 | 22,153 | 68.79% |
| 2016 | 21,144 | 66.17% |
| 2015 | 21,007 | 65.47% |
| 2014 | 18,498 | 59.44% |
| 2013 | 21,257 | 64.64% |
| 2012 | 24,672 | 69.35% |
| 2011 | 25,940 | 68.16% |
| 2010 | 25,582 | 59.76% |
| 2009 | 20,988 | 53.86% |
| 2008 | 21,514 | 50.62% |
| 2007 | 24,925 | 52.95% |
| 2006 | 23,307 | 51.11% |
| 2005 | 20,369 | 42.87% |
| 2004 | 20,972 | 44.15% |
| 2003 | 22,424 | 46.34% |
| 2002 | 15,869 | 37.76% |
| 2001 | 11,697 | 30.4% |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, electric power operational data (net generation by state and energy source). "Share of state mix" is this fuel's net generation as a percentage of all in-state net generation.