State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2021
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Next Release Date: December 2023
Alabama Electricity Profile 2021
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 28,911 | 13 |
| Electric utilities | 20,369 | 12 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,542 | 14 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 142,733,330 | 6 |
| Electric utilities | 106,804,340 | 3 |
| IPP & CHP | 35,928,990 | 10 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 33,229 | 16 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 25,529 | 21 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 49,610 | 11 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 25 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 43 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 765 | 30 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 85,585,166 | 16 |
| Full service provider sales | 85,585,166 | 12 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 5,344,337 | 6 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.18 | 25 |
| 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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