Montana Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Montana)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	7,183	42
Electric utilities	3,830	37
IPP & CHP	3,352	33
Net generation (megawatthours)	26,872,883	40
Electric utilities	11,663,292	36
IPP & CHP	15,209,591	28
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	7,593	29
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	13,669	36
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	11,839	36
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6	13
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.0	11
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	969	14
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	15,567,013	42
Full service provider sales	12,482,097	43
Energy-only provider sales	3,084,916	19
Direct use (megawatthours)	24,585	50
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.83	37
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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