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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Maryland Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Maryland)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Nuclear
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 13,006 32
Electric utilities 1,058 41
IPP & CHP 11,947 9
Net generation (megawatthours) 38,235,713 37
Electric utilities 3,470,291 41
IPP & CHP 34,765,422 12
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 5,047 35
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 6,484 42
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 12,040 37
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 36
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 44
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 693 38
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 59,303,974 25
Full service provider sales 30,885,118 35
Energy-only provider sales 28,418,856 8
Direct use (megawatthours) 154,960 44
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 11.48 14
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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