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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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Alabama Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 30,407 | 10 |
| Electric utilities | 21,491 | 9 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,915 | 10 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 152,477,427 | 6 |
| Electric utilities | 107,868,476 | 4 |
| IPP & CHP | 44,608,950 | 8 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 128,791 | 8 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 56,497 | 11 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 64,442 | 11 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.7 | 19 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.7 | 35 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 930 | 33 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 88,845,543 | 16 |
| Full service provider sales | 88,845,543 | 11 |
| Energy-only provider sales | ||
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 4,551,804 | 7 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.33 | 33 |
| kWh = Kilowatthours. 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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