2006 Regional Energy Production in the United States

The charts below show the different energy sources produced in 2006 in five states. These states represent different regions of the USA; California is on the West Coast, Illinois is located in the Mid-West, Pennsylvania is in the Northeast, Texas is in the South, and Washington is in the Northwest. Some states produced bothsustainable (renewable) and non-renewable energy. Sustainable (renewable) energy resources can be replaced by nature. They include solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal, and biomass/biofuels. Non-renewable energy resources can never be replaced once they are used up. They include coal, petroleum (crude oil), natural gas, and nuclear energy.