State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Pennsylvania Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 48,526 | 4 |
| Electric utilities | 81 | 47 |
| IPP & CHP | 48,445 | 3 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 235,924,937 | 3 |
| Electric utilities | 84,099 | 46 |
| IPP & CHP | 235,840,838 | 2 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 28,445 | 12 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 34,100 | 10 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 70,207 | 3 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 31 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 45 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 655 | 33 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 138,710,993 | 7 |
| Full service provider sales | 52,746,369 | 25 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 85,964,624 | 3 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 6,951,189 | 5 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 12.57 | 19 |
| 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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