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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2022 Release Date: November 2, 2023 Next Release Date: November 2024
Archived State Electricity Profiles
Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Kentucky)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 17,633 25
Electric utilities 16,673 18
IPP & CHP 961 48
Net generation (megawatthours) 69,147,329 22
Electric utilities 67,900,615 13
IPP & CHP 1,246,714 49
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 48,585 6
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 34,450 12
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 55,012 8
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1.4 6
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 13
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,750 3
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 75,338,742 20
Full service provider sales 75,338,742 17
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 363,170 35
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 10.51 32
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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