West Virginia Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (West Virginia)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	15,128	32
Electric utilities	11,043	25
IPP & CHP	4,085	30
Net generation (megawatthours)	50,594,818	31
Electric utilities	38,220,038	24
IPP & CHP	12,374,780	33
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	33,106	9
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	27,642	16
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	43,967	10
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1.3	5
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.1	8
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,912	1
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	32,990,570	36
Full service provider sales	32,990,570	34
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	743,675	28
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	11.05	32
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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