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Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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Kentucky Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 20,061 | 21 |
| Electric utilities | 19,157 | 15 |
| IPP & CHP | 904 | 45 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 83,543,671 | 19 |
| Electric utilities | 82,364,762 | 11 |
| IPP & CHP | 1,178,909 | 48 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 134,798 | 7 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 67,982 | 8 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 76,427 | 7 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 3.2 | 5 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.6 | 11 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 2,013 | 3 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 76,038,630 | 20 |
| Full service provider sales | 76,038,630 | 16 |
| Energy-only provider sales | ||
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 388,445 | 37 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 8.14 | 45 |
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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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