State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
October 23, 2024
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Louisiana Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 24,963 | 17 |
| Electric utilities | 16,732 | 18 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,231 | 18 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 97,784,565 | 15 |
| Electric utilities | 60,863,429 | 15 |
| IPP & CHP | 36,921,136 | 11 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 25,941 | 14 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 58,305 | 3 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 42,944 | 13 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 17 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.2 | 7 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 966 | 17 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 95,374,457 | 14 |
| Full service provider sales | 95,374,457 | 9 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 17,064,723 | 2 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 8.91 | 49 |
| 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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