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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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District of Columbia Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (District of Columbia)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source Natural gas - GT
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 48 51
Electric utilities 0 0
IPP & CHP 48 51
Net generation (megawatthours) 211,067 51
Electric utilities 0 0
IPP & CHP 211,067 51
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 1 51
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 587 51
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 112 50
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.0 51
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 5.6 2
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,170 15
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 10,083,372 47
Full service provider sales 3,067,575 51
Energy-only provider sales 7,015,797 12
Direct use (megawatthours) 152,986 45
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 12.81 13
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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