State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Alabama Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 30,996 | 12 |
| Electric utilities | 22,837 | 8 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,159 | 20 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 142,921,216 | 6 |
| Electric utilities | 104,914,796 | 4 |
| IPP & CHP | 38,006,420 | 10 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 29,545 | 12 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 26,156 | 18 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 48,517 | 8 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 20 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 40 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 747 | 27 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 87,522,932 | 17 |
| Full service provider sales | 87,522,932 | 13 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 5,244,160 | 6 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 11.90 | 23 |
| Data source: 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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