North Dakota Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (North Dakota)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	9,503	40
Electric utilities	6,710	32
IPP & CHP	2,792	34
Net generation (megawatthours)	43,032,378	34
Electric utilities	33,386,251	29
IPP & CHP	9,646,127	35
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	37,380	14
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	30,740	17
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	27,590	25
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1.7	4
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.4	6
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,411	8
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	22,863,107	40
Full service provider sales	22,863,107	38
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	177,450	43
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	8.65	46
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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