State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2022
Release Date: November 2, 2023
Next Release Date: November 2024
West Virginia Electricity Profile 2022
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 15,021 | 29 |
| Electric utilities | 11,035 | 23 |
| IPP & CHP | 3,986 | 30 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 56,665,360 | 31 |
| Electric utilities | 38,801,850 | 25 |
| IPP & CHP | 17,863,510 | 24 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 46,776 | 7 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) | 30,606 | 16 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 50,376 | 11 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.7 | 4 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.1 | 10 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,956 | 1 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 32,986,288 | 36 |
| Full service provider sales | 32,986,288 | 34 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 540,028 | 32 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.74 | 42 |
| 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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