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Natural gas Power in Tennessee
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Natural gas generation (2025)
17,550 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
23.5%
National rank (natural gas output)
#28
U.S. average share
40.8%
Natural gas share of Tennessee's power mix over time
2001: 0.47% → 2025: 23.5%
Year by year
| Year | Natural gas (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,550 | 23.5% |
| 2024 | 16,483 | 21.64% |
| 2023 | 15,030 | 19.32% |
| 2022 | 16,521 | 21.17% |
| 2021 | 13,986 | 17.69% |
| 2020 | 15,668 | 19.45% |
| 2019 | 16,955 | 20.59% |
| 2018 | 13,399 | 16.43% |
| 2017 | 10,268 | 12.99% |
| 2016 | 11,319 | 14.27% |
| 2015 | 9,324 | 12.4% |
| 2014 | 6,200 | 7.8% |
| 2013 | 5,017 | 6.3% |
| 2012 | 8,075 | 10.39% |
| 2011 | 3,259 | 4.02% |
| 2010 | 2,302 | 2.8% |
| 2009 | 409 | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 467 | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 722 | 0.76% |
| 2006 | 664 | 0.71% |
| 2005 | 531 | 0.55% |
| 2004 | 292 | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 627 | 0.68% |
| 2002 | 470 | 0.49% |
| 2001 | 456 | 0.47% |
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.