Solar energy provided 23% of Nevada's total generation, and renewable energy from all sources supplied 37% of the state's total generation. In 2022, Nevada ranked sixth in the nation in total electricity generation from utility- and small-scale solar resources combined.In 2022, natural gas fueled 56% of Nevada's total in-state electricity generation, its smallest share in the past 17 years. Most of Nevada's largest power plants by capacity and generation are natural gas-fired.Nevada consumes six times more energy than the state produces in part because Nevada produces only small amounts of natural gas and crude oil and does not produce any coal.
