Colorado Electricity Profile 2019

Table 1. 2019 Summary statistics (Colorado)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	16,592	26
Electric utilities	10,822	26
IPP & CHP	5,770	19
Net generation (megawatthours)	56,337,734	30
Electric utilities	43,713,457	24
IPP & CHP	12,624,277	30
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	11,555	30
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	21,518	28
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	33,912	19
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4	30
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.8	23
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,324	11
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	56,520,823	26
Full service provider sales	56,520,823	21
Energy-only provider sales	.	.
Direct use (megawatthours)	86,056	50
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.17	21
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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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