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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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Colorado Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 15,793 | 27 |
| Electric utilities | 10,595 | 27 |
| IPP & CHP | 5,197 | 18 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 52,393,077 | 30 |
| Electric utilities | 42,154,954 | 23 |
| IPP & CHP | 10,238,123 | 30 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 23,933 | 29 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 38,449 | 22 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 37,413 | 21 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.9 | 29 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.5 | 13 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,571 | 10 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 54,116,046 | 27 |
| Full service provider sales | 54,116,046 | 21 |
| Energy-only provider sales | ||
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 73,138 | 46 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.94 | 22 |
| kWh = Kilowatthours. 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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