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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Montana)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 6,439 41
Electric utilities 3,447 38
IPP & CHP 2,992 34
Net generation (megawatthours) 27,088,740 40
Electric utilities 11,422,655 35
IPP & CHP 15,666,085 29
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 8,665 31
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 12,989 36
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 13,656 35
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.6 17
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 14
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,109 15
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 15,583,783 42
Full service provider sales 12,589,862 43
Energy-only provider sales 2,993,921 19
Direct use (megawatthours) 26,647 50
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.97 40
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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