District of Columbia Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (District of Columbia)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source	Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	62	51
Electric utilities	2	50
IPP & CHP	60	51
Net generation (megawatthours)	187,195	51
Electric utilities	1,486	50
IPP & CHP	185,709	51
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	0	51
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	480	51
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	80	50
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.0	51
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	5.1	2
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	937	18
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	10,142,915	47
Full service provider sales	3,222,169	51
Energy-only provider sales	6,920,746	11
Direct use (megawatthours)	152,337	47
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	16.88	11
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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