Top Texas Touts: Energy

Texan ingenuity and technological innovation fuel America’s economic engine.
Texas leads in U.S. energy production, providing nearly one-fourth of the country's domestically produced energy.
Texas is the top U.S. producer of both crude oil and natural gas.
Texas produces more electricity than any other state, generating more than twice as much as the second-highest state.
Texas leads the nation in wind-powered generation.
Texas is now the top state for utility-scale solar capacity.
Texas is now the top state for utility-scale battery storage.
Texas ranks second in the U.S. for LNG exports.
Texas is home to the largest petrochemical workforce cluster in the nation.
The Texas oil and gas industry directly and indirectly supports nearly 1.4 million Texas jobs.
Texas is home to two of the nation’s four Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude oil storage sites.
The Gulf Coast is the heart of renewable-energy hydrogen infrastructure in the U.S.
Because of our all-of-the-above and all-of-the-below energy policies, Texas is also well-positioned to lead in hydrogen, geothermal, and small modular nuclear.

As of October 31, 2025