The United States Virgin Islands' energy mix and electricity

🇻🇮 In 2023, the United States Virgin Islands generated 0.68 TWh of electricity. Almost all of it, 97%, came from oil and other fossil fuels. In total, 2.9% came from low-carbon sources (nuclear and renewables) and 97% from fossil fuels.

On average, each kilowatt hour produced about 632 grams of carbon dioxide (CO₂), above the world average of 458 grams in 2025.

Electricity demand was 0.68 TWh. Its electricity imports and exports were roughly in balance.

Since 2000, electricity generation has fallen by 34%, from 1.03 TWh. The low-carbon share went from 0% to 3%. The biggest rise was in solar, from 0% to 3% of generation. The biggest fall was in oil and other fossil fuels, from 100% to 97%. Carbon intensity fell from 660 to 632 grams per kWh.

Live, hour-by-hour figures for the United States Virgin Islands are not connected yet. The dashboard shows its yearly figures, energy mix since 2000 and interconnector trade.

Energy mix in 2023

Oil and other fossil fuels 97%
Solar 2.9%

Source	Share	Generated
Oil and other fossil fuels	97%	0.66 TWh
Solar	2.9%	0.02 TWh

Energy security score

32out of 100

Vulnerable. It is not ranked because its power system is very small. The score shows how well a country could keep electricity affordable and on if fuel supplies were disrupted. It is based on 4 of the 5 measures.

Measure	Score
Produces its own energy No reliable figure exists for the United States Virgin Islands, so this measure is left out and the other four count for more.	n/a
Variety of power sources How evenly generation is spread across nine sources. The largest, oil and other fossil fuels, made 97%.	6
Little reliance on imported power The United States Virgin Islands exported more electricity than it imported, so it scores full marks.	100
Low-carbon power Nuclear and renewables made 2.9% of generation.	3
Low gas and oil use Gas and oil made 97% of generation; the score is 100 minus that share.	3

The five measures are weighted 30%, 20%, 20%, 15% and 15%. How the score works.

How it has changed

Year	Generated	Low-carbon	Fossil	CO₂ g/kWh
2000	1.03 TWh	0%	100%	660
2005	0.97 TWh	0%	100%	660
2010	0.96 TWh	0%	100%	656
2015	0.78 TWh	1%	99%	654
2020	0.64 TWh	2%	98%	641
2022	0.68 TWh	3%	97%	632
2023	0.68 TWh	3%	97%	632

Questions about the United States Virgin Islands' energy

What is the United States Virgin Islands' energy mix?

In 2023, the United States Virgin Islands' electricity came from oil and other fossil fuels 97% and solar 2.9%.

How much of the United States Virgin Islands' electricity is renewable?

2.9% of its electricity came from renewables in 2023 (solar 2.9%).

What is the United States Virgin Islands' main source of electricity?

Oil and other fossil fuels, which made 97% of its electricity in 2023.

How clean is the United States Virgin Islands' electricity?

About 632 grams of CO₂ for each kilowatt hour in 2023, above the world average of 458 grams.

Does the United States Virgin Islands import electricity?

Its imports and exports were roughly in balance in 2023.

How secure is the United States Virgin Islands' energy supply?

Global Grid's energy security score for the United States Virgin Islands is 32 out of 100 (vulnerable). It looks at how much of its own energy it produces, how varied its power sources are, its reliance on imported power and its use of low-carbon power, gas and oil.

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Sources: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0), figures up to 2023. Ember's latest-year figures are first estimates and may be revised. TWh: terawatt hours (one billion kWh).