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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