State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Washington Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Hydroelectric | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 30,884 | 12 |
| Electric utilities | 27,010 | 4 |
| IPP & CHP | 3,874 | 31 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 102,960,605 | 13 |
| Electric utilities | 86,830,745 | 7 |
| IPP & CHP | 16,129,860 | 29 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 10,899 | 26 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) | 14,421 | 35 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 13,674 | 35 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 33 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 46 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 292 | 49 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 89,552,630 | 15 |
| Full service provider sales | 87,282,156 | 11 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 2,270,474 | 20 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 675,647 | 29 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.58 | 42 |
| 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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