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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (North Dakota)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 9,409 40
Electric utilities 6,618 32
IPP & CHP 2,792 36
Net generation (megawatthours) 44,400,956 33
Electric utilities 33,585,079 29
IPP & CHP 10,815,877 35
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 35,321 14
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 30,494 17
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 28,813 22
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1.6 5
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.4 6
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,428 8
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 25,392,877 40
Full service provider sales 25,392,877 38
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 200,740 43
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 8.42 50
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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