Iowa Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Iowa)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Wind
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	23,226	19
Electric utilities	18,498	14
IPP & CHP	4,729	28
Net generation (megawatthours)	70,464,148	21
Electric utilities	55,445,254	18
IPP & CHP	15,018,894	29
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	10,523	27
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	18,829	26
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	22,400	28
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	25
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	28
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	699	29
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	54,930,422	28
Full service provider sales	54,930,422	23
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,386,953	12
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.34	45
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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