Alaska Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Alaska)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	2,774	48
Electric utilities	2,565	39
IPP & CHP	210	50
Net generation (megawatthours)	6,595,818	48
Electric utilities	5,910,717	38
IPP & CHP	685,101	50
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	2,654	40
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	21,282	26
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	3,557	44
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.8	13
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	6.5	1
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,186	14
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	5,969,339	50
Full service provider sales	5,969,339	47
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	255,217	39
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	20.02	2
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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