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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Virginia Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Virginia)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 28,515 14
Electric utilities 22,304 8
IPP & CHP 6,211 21
Net generation (megawatthours) 93,478,182 17
Electric utilities 72,449,064 11
IPP & CHP 21,029,118 18
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 14,145 27
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 20,185 28
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 27,575 26
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 34
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.4 40
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 649 39
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 125,245,196 10
Full service provider sales 117,126,934 6
Energy-only provider sales 8,118,262 11
Direct use (megawatthours) 2,642,894 10
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.14 36
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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