State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Connecticut Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 9,994 | 39 |
| Electric utilities | 153 | 45 |
| IPP & CHP | 9,841 | 13 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 44,761,412 | 33 |
| Electric utilities | 133,816 | 45 |
| IPP & CHP | 44,627,596 | 9 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 349 | 47 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 4,807 | 43 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 11,002 | 38 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 47 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 50 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 541 | 40 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 27,351,355 | 39 |
| Full service provider sales | 13,863,266 | 41 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 13,488,089 | 9 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 912,867 | 24 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 24.37 | 3 |
| Data source: 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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