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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 2, 2023 Next Release Date: November 2024
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New Mexico Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (New Mexico)
Item Value U.S. Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 10,230 36
Electric utilities 5,079 33
IPP & CHP 5,151 25
Net generation (megawatthours) 40,889,036 36
Electric utilities 23,940,008 33
IPP & CHP 16,949,028 26
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 2,737 40
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 11,646 38
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 18,112 33
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.1 43
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.6 31
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 975 19
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 27,156,178 38
Full service provider sales 27,156,178 36
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 155,868 45
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 10.02 39
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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