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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Arkansas Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Arkansas)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 14,832 30
Electric utilities 13,460 21
IPP & CHP 1,373 44
Net generation (megawatthours) 61,100,068 27
Electric utilities 54,354,374 19
IPP & CHP 6,745,694 38
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 44,038 10
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 21,425 25
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 29,586 21
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1.4 7
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 25
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,065 18
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 48,663,142 30
Full service provider sales 48,663,142 26
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 1,222,791 22
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.10 40
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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