Rhode Island Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Rhode Island)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	2,322	49
Electric utilities	7	48
IPP & CHP	2,315	41
Net generation (megawatthours)	9,777,026	46
Electric utilities	119	51
IPP & CHP	9,776,907	37
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	41	50
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	2,237	47
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	3,680	43
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.0	48
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	33
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	828	21
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	7,414,247	49
Full service provider sales	3,342,725	50
Energy-only provider sales	4,071,522	16
Direct use (megawatthours)	200,287	44
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	24.15	4
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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