Kentucky Electricity Profile 2016

Table 1. 2016 Summary statistics (Kentucky)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	20,155	21
Electric utilities	19,250	15
IPP & CHP	905	46
Net generation (megawatthours)	80,273,501	18
Electric utilities	79,113,471	11
IPP & CHP	1,160,031	48
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	79,687	8
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	60,201	8
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	72,433	6
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	2.0	6
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.5	10
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,985	2
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	74,553,575	21
Full service provider sales	74,553,575	16
Energy-only provider sales
Direct use (megawatthours)	406,421	37
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	8.42	44
kWh = Kilowatthours. 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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See also:

• State Energy Profiles
• Electric Power Monthly
• Electric Power Annual
• Annual electricity statistics back to 1949
• Projected electricity capacity to 2050
• International electricity statistics
• Electric Power Data Guide