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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Alabama Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Alabama)
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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