Alabama Electricity Profile 2019

Table 1. 2019 Summary statistics (Alabama)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	29,256	11
Electric utilities	20,053	12
IPP & CHP	9,202	13
Net generation (megawatthours)	142,679,433	6
Electric utilities	102,180,494	4
IPP & CHP	40,498,939	9
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	34,818	16
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	28,482	20
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	50,842	12
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	26
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4	43
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	784	32
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	88,095,112	16
Full service provider sales	88,095,112	12
Energy-only provider sales	.	.
Direct use (megawatthours)	5,159,502	6
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.83	26
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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Full data tables 1–16

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See also:

• State Energy Profiles
• Electric Power Monthly
• Electric Power Annual
• Annual electricity statistics back to 1949
• Projected electricity capacity to 2050
• International electricity statistics
• Electric Power Data Guide