State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2021
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Next Release Date: December 2023
Colorado Electricity Profile 2021
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 18,296 | 23 |
| Electric utilities | 11,378 | 23 |
| IPP & CHP | 6,917 | 19 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 56,838,472 | 30 |
| Electric utilities | 41,491,555 | 23 |
| IPP & CHP | 15,346,916 | 26 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 10,413 | 29 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 19,328 | 30 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 31,128 | 19 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 31 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.7 | 26 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,205 | 13 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 56,351,209 | 26 |
| Full service provider sales | 56,351,209 | 21 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 76,462 | 48 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.90 | 17 |
| 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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