State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2021
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Next Release Date: December 2023
Illinois Electricity Profile 2021
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 45,879 | 5 |
| Electric utilities | 3,886 | 36 |
| IPP & CHP | 41,993 | 4 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 181,524,459 | 5 |
| Electric utilities | 4,200,356 | 40 |
| IPP & CHP | 177,324,103 | 3 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 60,766 | 5 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 34,439 | 14 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 57,167 | 8 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.7 | 20 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 42 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 693 | 37 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 135,688,833 | 9 |
| Full service provider sales | 52,495,276 | 24 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 83,193,557 | 3 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 3,983,043 | 9 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.14 | 26 |
| 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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