State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
District of Columbia Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 62 | 51 |
| Electric utilities | 2 | 50 |
| IPP & CHP | 60 | 51 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 187,195 | 51 |
| Electric utilities | 1,486 | 50 |
| IPP & CHP | 185,709 | 51 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 0 | 51 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 480 | 51 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 80 | 50 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 51 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 5.1 | 2 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 937 | 18 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 10,142,915 | 47 |
| Full service provider sales | 3,222,169 | 51 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 6,920,746 | 11 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 152,337 | 47 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 16.88 | 11 |
| 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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