Provide students with charts and facts about where Ohio’s energy comes from - like these from the Energy Information Administration:

• Natural gas:

  • 2/3 of Ohio households use natural gas for home heating

  • Ohio is one of the nation's top 10 natural gas-consuming states

• Coal:

  • In 2020, the electric power sector used 85% of the coal consumed in Ohio (most of our electricity comes from coal!)

  • Ohio is one of the top 10 coal-consuming states in the nation.

  • Ohio uses about six times more coal than it mines.

  • Cincinnati is one of the largest inland coal ports in the U.S.

• Renewables:

  • Renewable energy resources supplied about 4% of Ohio's total in-state electricity generation in 2021 (3/5 wind, 1/5 solar, 1/5 biomass and hydroelectric)