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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Massachusetts)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 12,747 34
Electric utilities 1,046 42
IPP & CHP 11,701 10
Net generation (megawatthours) 19,477,347 41
Electric utilities 509,606 43
IPP & CHP 18,967,741 21
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 2,058 42
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 7,635 41
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 8,388 41
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 37
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.8 21
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 947 21
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 50,798,388 29
Full service provider sales 18,175,377 39
Energy-only provider sales 32,623,011 6
Direct use (megawatthours) 724,915 30
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 19.06 4
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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