State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
October 23, 2024
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Alabama Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 31,097 | 11 |
| Electric utilities | 22,950 | 8 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,147 | 19 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 139,435,010 | 6 |
| Electric utilities | 97,500,930 | 4 |
| IPP & CHP | 41,934,080 | 9 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 28,022 | 13 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 25,726 | 17 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 46,082 | 8 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 22 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 40 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 727 | 30 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 84,880,359 | 17 |
| Full service provider sales | 84,880,359 | 13 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 5,491,093 | 6 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 11.47 | 25 |
| Data source: 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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