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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2023 Release Date: October 23, 2024 Next Release Date: November 2025
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Washington Electricity Profile 2023

Table 1. 2023 Summary statistics (Washington)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Hydroelectric
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 30,884 12
Electric utilities 27,010 4
IPP & CHP 3,874 31
Net generation (megawatthours) 102,960,605 13
Electric utilities 86,830,745 7
IPP & CHP 16,129,860 29
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 10,899 26
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 14,421 35
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 13,674 35
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 33
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 46
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 292 49
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 89,552,630 15
Full service provider sales 87,282,156 11
Energy-only provider sales 2,270,474 20
Direct use (megawatthours) 675,647 29
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.58 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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