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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
Archived State Electricity Profiles

Connecticut Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Connecticut)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 10,112 37
Electric utilities 161 45
IPP & CHP 9,950 12
Net generation (megawatthours) 44,079,943 32
Electric utilities 112,785 45
IPP & CHP 43,967,157 8
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 750 45
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 6,104 43
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 10,940 39
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.0 48
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 48
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 546 41
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 27,737,606 37
Full service provider sales 14,791,559 41
Energy-only provider sales 12,946,047 9
Direct use (megawatthours) 885,235 25
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 18.32 6
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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