State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Texas Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 168,317 | 1 |
| Electric utilities | 28,841 | 3 |
| IPP & CHP | 139,476 | 1 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 566,502,688 | 1 |
| Electric utilities | 94,888,698 | 5 |
| IPP & CHP | 471,613,989 | 1 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 92,903 | 1 |
| Nitrogen Oxide short tons) | 161,470 | 1 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 211,902 | 1 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 22 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 25 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 823 | 22 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 505,431,317 | 1 |
| Full service provider sales | 505,431,317 | 1 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 37,853,112 | 1 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.79 | 42 |
| 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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