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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Delaware)
Item Value U.S. rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 3,322 46
Electric utilities 102 46
IPP & CHP 3,220 33
Net generation (megawatthours) 5,308,370 49
Electric utilities 68,821 47
IPP & CHP 5,239,549 44
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 480 48
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 1,774 49
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 2,682 47
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 37
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 24
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,112 14
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 11,539,271 45
Full service provider sales 7,982,997 45
Energy-only provider sales 3,556,274 16
Direct use (megawatthours) 812,739 28
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 11.83 21
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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