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Item | Value | Rank |
---|---|---|
Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 68,723 | 3 |
Electric utilities | 63,159 | 1 |
IPP & CHP | 5,564 | 26 |
Net generation (megawatthours) | 259,798,479 | 2 |
Electric utilities | 243,421,282 | 1 |
IPP & CHP | 16,377,197 | 28 |
Emissions | ||
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 23,100 | 17 |
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 47,988 | 4 |
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 93,735 | 2 |
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 35 |
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 39 |
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 794 | 25 |
Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 250,940,214 | 2 |
Full service provider sales | 250,940,214 | 2 |
Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
Direct use (megawatthours) | 3,905,015 | 8 |
Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 13.53 | 15 |
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. |