Alabama Electricity Profile 2016

Table 1. 2016 Summary statistics (Alabama)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	29,077	11
Electric utilities	20,121	14
IPP & CHP	8,957	11
Net generation (megawatthours)	142,385,098	6
Electric utilities	97,991,203	5
IPP & CHP	44,393,895	8
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	54,246	14
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	38,824	19
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	57,776	12
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.8	27
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	39
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	893	33
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	88,225,141	16
Full service provider sales	88,225,141	11
Energy-only provider sales
Direct use (megawatthours)	4,586,964	8
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.56	28
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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Full data tables 1-14 

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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