New Jersey Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (New Jersey)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	16,606	29
Electric utilities	206	44
IPP & CHP	16,400	7
Net generation (megawatthours)	60,175,245	27
Electric utilities	263,583	44
IPP & CHP	59,911,662	7
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	220	48
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	8,096	41
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	13,861	33
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.0	49
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	47
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	507	43
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	73,531,424	21
Full service provider sales	46,046,265	28
Energy-only provider sales	27,485,159	7
Direct use (megawatthours)	1,848,153	17
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	16.29	12
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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