State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2021
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Next Release Date: December 2023
Mississippi Electricity Profile 2021
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 14,605 | 31 |
| Electric utilities | 13,607 | 20 |
| IPP & CHP | 998 | 46 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 67,723,497 | 22 |
| Electric utilities | 62,629,589 | 15 |
| IPP & CHP | 5,093,908 | 44 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 13,067 | 28 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 16,328 | 34 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 25,628 | 28 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 30 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 36 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 833 | 28 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 48,015,364 | 31 |
| Full service provider sales | 48,015,364 | 27 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 1,812,368 | 17 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.50 | 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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