Minnesota Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Minnesota)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	18,213	25
Electric utilities	11,863	22
IPP & CHP	6,350	25
Net generation (megawatthours)	58,595,222	29
Electric utilities	40,859,064	23
IPP & CHP	17,736,157	25
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	12,669	22
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	17,648	29
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	20,391	30
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4	18
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6	23
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	766	25
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	64,562,108	24
Full service provider sales	64,562,108	20
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	1,737,526	18
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	12.35	20
Data source: 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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