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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2022 Release Date: November 2, 2023 Next Release Date: November 2024
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Maine Electricity Profile 2022

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Maine)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 5,126 44
Electric utilities 1 51
IPP & CHP 5,125 26
Net generation (megawatthours) 12,763,920 45
Electric utilities 910 49
IPP & CHP 12,763,010 34
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 5,549 34
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 5,023 44
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 2,792 46
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.9 11
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.8 16
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 481 44
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 11,875,708 44
Full service provider sales 6,810,327 46
Energy-only provider sales 5,065,381 14
Direct use (megawatthours) 1,676,999 17
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 17.44 9
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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