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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Nevada Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Nevada)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 12,863 33
Electric utilities 8,336 29
IPP & CHP 4,527 27
Net generation (megawatthours) 41,754,584 36
Electric utilities 27,233,589 32
IPP & CHP 14,520,995 28
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 2,639 41
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 11,125 39
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 13,899 35
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.1 42
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.5 33
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 732 33
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 39,032,042 33
Full service provider sales 34,278,447 31
Energy-only provider sales 4,753,595 15
Direct use (megawatthours) 109,835 46
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 8.58 47
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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