Massachusetts Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Massachusetts)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	11,505	35
Electric utilities	1,030	42
IPP & CHP	10,476	12
Net generation (megawatthours)	20,914,890	41
Electric utilities	547,032	43
IPP & CHP	20,367,858	22
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	1,957	41
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	8,562	40
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	8,895	41
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.2	35
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.8	15
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	936	19
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	49,418,575	30
Full service provider sales	15,705,321	40
Energy-only provider sales	33,713,254	6
Direct use (megawatthours)	864,995	26
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	23.94	5
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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