State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2021
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Next Release Date: December 2023
Washington Electricity Profile 2021
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Hydroelectric | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 30,609 | 9 |
| Electric utilities | 26,857 | 5 |
| IPP & CHP | 3,752 | 31 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 110,808,401 | 12 |
| Electric utilities | 95,616,836 | 5 |
| IPP & CHP | 15,191,565 | 27 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 16,425 | 23 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) | 13,074 | 35 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 11,048 | 38 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 35 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 49 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 219 | 50 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 88,198,668 | 15 |
| Full service provider sales | 85,952,424 | 11 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 2,246,244 | 20 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 849,629 | 27 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 8.75 | 45 |
| 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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