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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Texas)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 148,900 1
Electric utilities 28,329 3
IPP & CHP 120,571 1
Net generation (megawatthours) 525,562,940 1
Electric utilities 87,283,926 7
IPP & CHP 438,279,014 1
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 139,238 1
Nitrogen Oxide short tons) 173,091 1
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 213,621 1
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.5 19
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 26
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 894 21
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 475,401,192 1
Full service provider sales 475,401,192 1
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 37,662,709 1
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 10.16 37
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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