I wanted to cross reference energy usage by state with average temperature by state to try and explain the huge range in energy usage between states. Below is a list sorted from lowest to highest average state temperature for the year 2009. The source of the data can be found here (ncdc.noaa.gov) You can view energy consumption per person per state here. I am going to do a little analysis and post my findings in my next entry.
in degrees fahrenheit..
NORTH DAKOTA - 38.51
MINNESOTA - 40.48
MAINE - 40.97
WYOMING - 41.79
MONTANA - 42.18
WISCONSIN - 42.47
VERMONT - 42.71
NEW HAMPSHIRE - 43.26
SOUTH DAKOTA - 43.63
MICHIGAN - 43.72
IDAHO - 44.46
NEW YORK - 45.47
COLORADO - 45.59
IOWA - 46.59
NEBRASKA - 47.48
MASSACHUSETTS - 47.53
WASHINGTON - 48.22
PENNSYLVANIA - 48.27
CONNECTICUT - 48.53
OREGON - 48.54
UTAH - 49.13
RHODE ISLAND - 50.03
NEVADA - 50.24
OHIO - 50.60
INDIANA - 51.17
ILLINOIS - 51.26
WEST VIRGINIA - 51.39
NEW JERSEY - 53.11
KANSAS - 53.17
MISSOURI - 53.88
MARYLAND & D.C. - 54.23
NEW MEXICO - 54.58
VIRGINIA - 55.03
KENTUCKY - 55.08
DELAWARE - 55.61
TENNESSEE - 57.27
NORTH CAROLINA - 59.03
OKLAHOMA - 59.19
ARKANSAS - 59.74
CALIFORNIA - 60.21
ARIZONA - 61.48
SOUTH CAROLINA - 62.33
ALABAMA - 62.84
GEORGIA - 63.11
MISSISSIPPI - 63.58
TEXAS - 65.43
LOUISIANA - 66.89
FLORIDA - 71.09