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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Pennsylvania)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 49,066 4
Electric utilities 59 47
IPP & CHP 49,007 3
Net generation (megawatthours) 239,261,130 3
Electric utilities 130,000 45
IPP & CHP 239,131,130 2
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 44,304 10
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 43,071 10
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 77,555 3
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.4 29
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.4 42
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 713 32
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 145,044,592 5
Full service provider sales 58,067,894 21
Energy-only provider sales 86,976,698 2
Direct use (megawatthours) 6,388,281 5
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 11.86 20
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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