State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
District of Columbia Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 52 | 51 |
| Electric utilities | 2 | 50 |
| IPP & CHP | 50 | 51 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 171,870 | 51 |
| Electric utilities | 3,226 | 50 |
| IPP & CHP | 168,644 | 51 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 1 | 51 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 495 | 51 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 73 | 50 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 49 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 5.8 | 2 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 936 | 18 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 9,879,714 | 47 |
| Full service provider sales | 3,457,436 | 51 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 6,422,278 | 12 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 149,439 | 46 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 16.50 | 11 |
| 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. | ||
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