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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Washington)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Hydroelectric
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 30,853 10
Electric utilities 26,927 4
IPP & CHP 3,926 31
Net generation (megawatthours) 116,690,498 12
Electric utilities 102,151,649 4
IPP & CHP 14,538,849 30
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 15,864 23
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 13,015 35
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 10,787 38
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 34
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 50
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 203 50
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 90,897,320 15
Full service provider sales 88,596,609 11
Energy-only provider sales 2,300,711 20
Direct use (megawatthours) 750,773 29
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.05 46
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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