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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2022 Release Date: November 2, 2023 Next Release Date: November 2024
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West Virginia Electricity Profile 2022

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (West Virginia)
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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