Indiana Energy Summary
This page provides a summary of energy in Indiana. Here you will find an overview of energy consumption, listing of energy efficiency goals under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), a summary of the status of renewable energy and energy efficiency policies, and a list of political leaders and state agency administrators who shape energy policy for Indiana. You can link to the following subheadings on this page:
- Executive summary
- Economic and demographic facts that affect energy consumption
- Status of renewable energy and energy efficiency policies
Executive Summary
Total Energy Consumption per Capita 1980 - 2005 and EPAct Goal for Indiana
(million Btu)
Section 123 of EPAct requires states to set an energy conservation goal that is 25% below 1990 consumption. DOE is currently considering a per capita goal among other options.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Information Administration State Energy Price, Expenditure, and Consumption Estimates (SEDS) database. Note, that 2005 is the latest year for which state-by-state data is available.
Indiana produces about 2% of the country's coal in the southern part of the state, but contains no other reserves of fossil fuels. It has a major oil refinery in Whiting near Chicago. The state is a traditional industrial state, and almost half its energy consumption takes place in the industrial sector.
A major energy issue for this part of the Midwest is electric power transmission capacity. The northeast corner of the state was affected by the East Coast blackout in 2003. And the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) identified Indiana as a conditional congestion area in the 2006 National Electric Transmission Congestion Study published online by FERC with input from DOE.
Read a more complete energy summary for Indiana, including consumption and production statistics for fossil fuels on the DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA) Indiana Energy Profile.
| Total energy consumption per capita | 464 (million Btu) |
State rank | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPAct per capita goal for 2012 | 340.9 (million Btu) |
State rank | 7 |
| Average annual increase in total energy consumption | 0.2% | State rank | 27 |
Electricity
Fuel Sources for Electric Power Generation
(trillion Btu)
Source: EIA SEDS Database.
| Annual growth of electricity consumption | 2.2% | State rank | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from nonhydro renewable energy | 69 (million kWh) |
State rank | 44 |
Indiana has a traditional regulated market for electric power. Electricity consumption is growing at 2.3% per year, which only slightly higher than the national average, but is five times the growth rate of the population.
Read more Indiana electric power and renewable energy statistics published by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Transportation
Motor Gasoline Consumption per Capita 1980 - 2005
(gallons)
Source: EIA SEDS Database.
Transportation accounts for 22% of all energy consumption in Indiana, which makes it the second largest energy-consuming sector of the state economy. Indiana lies in the Corn Belt and is a large producer and consumer of ethanol; the state ranks eighth in ethanol consumption. You can find data about the consumption of alternative fuels in Indiana from the DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center.
| Motor gasoline consumption per capita | 517 (gallons) |
State rank | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethanol consumption | 136,051,850 (gallons) |
State rank | 3 |
| Number of alternative fuel stations | 153 | State rank | 9 |
| Population | 6,257,000 | State rank | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent urban population | 71.7% | State rank | 25 |
| Annual population growth rate | 0.5% | State rank | 34 |
| Per capita personal income | $31,173 | State rank | 34 |
| Gross state product | $248,915 (million) |
State rank | 16 |
Economic and Demographic Facts that Affect Energy Consumption
The following statistics for Indiana put energy consumption into perspective in the context of the state economy and the size and growth of the population.
Status of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policies
Indiana has the following state-level policies and incentives in place that support the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The links give detailed explanations of the policies and incentives published online by the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency:
Building energy codes for energy efficiency
Indiana has mandatory energy codes for both commercial and residential buildings that are based on the 1992 Model Energy Code.
