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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Alaska)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 2,820 48
Electric utilities 2,611 39
IPP & CHP 209 50
Net generation (megawatthours) 6,694,128 48
Electric utilities 6,032,387 38
IPP & CHP 661,741 50
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 2,434 42
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 19,923 27
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 3,592 43
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 13
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 6.0 1
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,180 11
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 6,002,080 50
Full service provider sales 6,002,080 47
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 253,661 39
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 20.73 6
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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