Louisiana Electricity Profile 2019
Item | Value | Rank |
---|---|---|
Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 24,340 | 17 |
Electric utilities | 16,013 | 18 |
IPP & CHP | 8,327 | 14 |
Net generation (megawatthours) | 100,174,762 | 15 |
Electric utilities | 59,912,296 | 17 |
IPP & CHP | 40,262,466 | 10 |
Emissions | ||
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 41,268 | 13 |
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 64,715 | 4 |
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 48,116 | 13 |
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.8 | 17 |
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.3 | 9 |
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,057 | 20 |
Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 93,128,525 | 14 |
Full service provider sales | 93,128,525 | 9 |
Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
Direct use (megawatthours) | 21,703,921 | 2 |
Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 7.71 | 51 |
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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