Delaware Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Delaware)
Item	Value	U.S. rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	3,303	47
Electric utilities	102	46
IPP & CHP	3,201	34
Net generation (megawatthours)	4,799,212	49
Electric utilities	72,718	47
IPP & CHP	4,726,494	45
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	471	45
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	1,302	49
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	2,456	48
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.2	34
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	27
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,126	10
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	11,373,916	44
Full service provider sales	7,502,415	45
Energy-only provider sales	3,871,501	17
Direct use (megawatthours)	677,927	29
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	13.56	15
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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