ELECTRICITY GENERATION - STATE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

California Imports the Most Electricity from Other States; Pennsylvania Exports the Most

Electricity routinely flows among the lower 48 states and, to a lesser extent, between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico. From 2013 to 2017, Pennsylvania was the largest net exporter of electricity, sending an annual average of 59 million megawatt hours (MWh) outside the state. California was the largest net importer, receiving an average of 77 million MWh annually.