Tennessee Electricity Profile 2022

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (Tennessee)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Nuclear
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	21,567	20
Electric utilities	20,499	12
IPP & CHP	1,068	46
Net generation (megawatthours)	78,036,045	20
Electric utilities	74,433,678	10
IPP & CHP	3,602,367	47
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	18,714	21
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	12,138	37
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	26,586	25
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	21
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	45
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	750	31
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	102,112,051	11
Full service provider sales	102,112,051	7
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,200,590	15
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.89	28
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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