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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2024 Release Date: November 10, 2025 Next Release: November 2026
Archived State Electricity Profiles
Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Kentucky)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 18,380 24
Electric utilities 17,074 17
IPP & CHP 1,307 47
Net generation (megawatthours) 66,950,848 22
Electric utilities 65,645,705 14
IPP & CHP 1,305,143 49
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 42,610 5
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 34,439 12
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 53,086 7
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1.3 6
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 10
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,744 2
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 74,405,871 20
Full service provider sales 74,405,871 17
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 307,235 37
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 10.07 40
Data source: 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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