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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

28th Resources
20th Market
17th Infrastructure

Mississippi has considerable energy infrastructure, including three large oil refineries that account for about 2% of the nation's total capacity.

Chevron's Pascagoula refinery is one of the nation's largest. It supplies motor gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel and other petroleum products, which are marketed throughout the Southeastern United States and in Central and South America.

Three-fifths of the Mississippi's electricity generation is fueled by natural gas. Demand for electricity is especially high during the hot summer months because of air conditioning usage.

state-mississippi

Production trillion btu

140
Oil
65
Gas
31
Coal
0
Wind
0.00
Solar
0
Hydro
6
Biofuel
77
Nuclear

net energy Production trillion btu

-824
+319 Produced
1,143 Consumed

Consumption trillion btu

419
Oil
480
Gas
83
Coal
84
Renewable
77
Nuclear

Gasoline Tax total state + federal, 2014

MS
$0.37
USA
$0.46

Key Policies

  • Unlike most other states, Mississippi does not have a renewable portfolio standard, and renewable resources are not a significant part of the state's energy supply mix.

  • Does not require motor gasoline to be blended with an oxygenate like ethanol to limit ground-level ozone formation.

  • Requires permits and compliance bonds for oil and gas well drilling. Compliance bonds are not less than $10,000.

Electricity net production, trillion btu

+8
7.76¢
MS
8.81¢
USA

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Each state has been given a unique symbol, which provides an overview of the state’s energy profile in terms of its infastructure, resources and market. The symbols allow you to compare and contrast these key indicators and explore connections among the states.

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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