Mississippi Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Mississippi)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	15,961	30
Electric utilities	13,804	20
IPP & CHP	2,157	43
Net generation (megawatthours)	77,336,712	19
Electric utilities	71,679,097	13
IPP & CHP	5,657,615	44
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	11,586	23
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	14,521	34
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	27,914	22
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	24
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4	39
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	794	24
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	48,684,612	31
Full service provider sales	48,684,612	27
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	1,852,126	16
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.93	33
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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