Arkansas Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Arkansas)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	15,907	31
Electric utilities	13,681	21
IPP & CHP	2,226	42
Net generation (megawatthours)	61,542,484	26
Electric utilities	54,385,955	19
IPP & CHP	7,156,529	39
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	32,923	10
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	19,302	25
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	26,858	26
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1.1	8
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6	20
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	960	15
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	49,895,812	29
Full service provider sales	49,895,812	26
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	856,920	27
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.59	43
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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