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State Electricity Profiles

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