Louisiana Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Louisiana)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	24,707	17
Electric utilities	15,993	18
IPP & CHP	8,714	16
Net generation (megawatthours)	99,622,835	16
Electric utilities	64,884,441	15
IPP & CHP	34,738,394	12
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	24,964	16
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	63,009	2
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	41,958	13
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	17
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.3	7
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	927	20
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	95,356,829	14
Full service provider sales	95,356,829	9
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	15,215,299	2
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	8.80	50
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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