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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Idaho)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Hydroelectric
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 5,076 43
Electric utilities 3,308 38
IPP & CHP 1,768 42
Net generation (megawatthours) 16,836,473 44
Electric utilities 10,457,407 36
IPP & CHP 6,379,065 40
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 4,006 37
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 4,349 45
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 2,573 45
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.5 23
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.5 34
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 336 46
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 25,285,616 39
Full service provider sales 25,285,616 37
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 628,093 31
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 8.17 51
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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