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Item | Value | Rank |
---|---|---|
Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 29,885 | 13 |
Electric utilities | 21,598 | 9 |
IPP & CHP | 8,286 | 17 |
Net generation (megawatthours) | 111,838,736 | 12 |
Electric utilities | 86,637,418 | 8 |
IPP & CHP | 25,201,318 | 16 |
Emissions | ||
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 7,036 | 31 |
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 24,718 | 18 |
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 34,788 | 17 |
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.1 | 38 |
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 35 |
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 684 | 32 |
Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 85,918,798 | 16 |
Full service provider sales | 85,918,798 | 12 |
Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
Direct use (megawatthours) | 164,805 | 45 |
Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 12.19 | 21 |
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. |