Delaware Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Delaware)
Item	Value	U.S. rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	3,273	46
Electric utilities	102	46
IPP & CHP	3,171	32
Net generation (megawatthours)	4,305,126	49
Electric utilities	27,512	47
IPP & CHP	4,277,614	46
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	663	47
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	1,751	48
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	2,464	47
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	33
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.8	18
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,259	9
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	11,479,655	45
Full service provider sales	7,377,608	45
Energy-only provider sales	4,102,047	16
Direct use (megawatthours)	729,595	29
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.50	20
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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