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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
Archived State Electricity Profiles
Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Kentucky)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 17,583 25
Electric utilities 16,672 18
IPP & CHP 911 47
Net generation (megawatthours) 69,908,411 21
Electric utilities 68,761,562 13
IPP & CHP 1,146,850 49
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 51,231 6
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 34,618 13
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 56,157 9
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1.5 6
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 15
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,767 3
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 74,516,986 20
Full service provider sales 74,516,986 17
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 362,544 35
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.12 39
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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