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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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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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