Connecticut Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Connecticut)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	10,112	37
Electric utilities	161	45
IPP & CHP	9,950	12
Net generation (megawatthours)	44,079,943	32
Electric utilities	112,785	45
IPP & CHP	43,967,157	8
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	750	45
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	6,104	43
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	10,940	39
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.0	48
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	48
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	546	41
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	27,737,606	37
Full service provider sales	14,791,559	41
Energy-only provider sales	12,946,047	9
Direct use (megawatthours)	885,235	25
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	18.32	6
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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