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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Virginia)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 29,169 12
Electric utilities 22,592 7
IPP & CHP 6,577 21
Net generation (megawatthours) 89,477,325 17
Electric utilities 69,673,108 12
IPP & CHP 19,804,217 20
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 13,413 25
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 18,725 30
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 26,093 28
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 32
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.4 40
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 642 38
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 132,264,617 10
Full service provider sales 123,407,333 6
Energy-only provider sales 8,857,284 11
Direct use (megawatthours) 2,420,014 13
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 10.75 29
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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