State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2022
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Next Release Date: November 2024
Louisiana Electricity Profile 2022
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 24,720 | 17 |
| Electric utilities | 16,736 | 17 |
| IPP & CHP | 7,984 | 16 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 105,504,849 | 13 |
| Electric utilities | 67,520,179 | 14 |
| IPP & CHP | 37,984,670 | 11 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 36,409 | 13 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 57,461 | 3 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 48,266 | 12 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.7 | 15 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.1 | 9 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,006 | 18 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 95,138,998 | 14 |
| Full service provider sales | 95,138,998 | 9 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 19,472,417 | 2 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.41 | 34 |
| 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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