Although its population and total energy consumption are among the lowest in the Nation, Delaware's economy is energy intensive, and per capita energy consumption is high. The State's largest consumer of energy is the industrial sector, in part because Delaware contains several energy-intensive industries including petroleum refining, chemical production, and other manufacturing.
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- The Delaware City petroleum refinery supplies petroleum products to regional markets.
- Delaware is one of the few States that require the statewide use of reformulated motor gasoline blended with ethanol.
- Although Delaware produces no natural gas, two interstate natural gas pipeline systems supply the State.
- The State's largest consumer of energy is the industrial sector, in part because Delaware contains several energy-intensive industries, including petroleum refining, chemical production, and other manufacturing.