Hawaii

Energy and power

Devoid of indigenous fossil fuels and nuclear installations, Hawaii depends on imported petroleum for about 78% of its energy needs; coal, hydroelectric power, natural gas, windmills, geothermal energy, and sugar cane wastes contribute the rest. In 1999, Hawaii's electric production from hydro was 1.1%, coal was 14.2%, and methane was 0.5%. In 2000 Hawaii's total per capita energy consumption was 218 million Btu (54.9 million kcal), ranking it 51st among the 50 states.

Installed capacity (utility and nonutility) reached 2.32 million kW in 1999; total generation was 10.5 billion kWh. All of Hawaii's electric power plants are privately owned.