Virginia Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Virginia)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	29,147	15
Electric utilities	21,256	11
IPP & CHP	7,890	21
Net generation (megawatthours)	102,698,615	13
Electric utilities	76,210,758	10
IPP & CHP	26,487,857	17
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	11,041	25
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	17,699	28
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	29,439	20
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.2	33
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	43
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	631	37
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	138,044,772	8
Full service provider sales	132,055,374	6
Energy-only provider sales	5,989,398	14
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,468,908	11
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.62	38
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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