State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Mississippi Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 14,833 | 31 |
| Electric utilities | 13,730 | 20 |
| IPP & CHP | 1,103 | 47 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 72,933,440 | 20 |
| Electric utilities | 68,027,427 | 13 |
| IPP & CHP | 4,906,013 | 44 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 12,119 | 24 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 15,717 | 34 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 27,096 | 22 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 26 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 37 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 817 | 23 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 48,421,762 | 31 |
| Full service provider sales | 48,421,762 | 28 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 1,807,889 | 16 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.95 | 29 |
| 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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