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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2022 Release Date: November 2, 2023 Next Release Date: November 2024
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Connecticut Electricity Profile 2022

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Connecticut)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 10,108 37
Electric utilities 169 45
IPP & CHP 9,940 12
Net generation (megawatthours) 43,054,099 34
Electric utilities 102,947 46
IPP & CHP 42,951,152 9
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 1,085 44
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 5,512 43
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 10,757 39
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.1 46
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 49
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 550 41
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 27,767,146 37
Full service provider sales 16,401,927 41
Energy-only provider sales 11,365,219 9
Direct use (megawatthours) 857,003 26
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 21.08 4
Sources: 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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