State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2023 Release Date: Next Release: November 2025 Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)

Montana Electricity Profile 2023

Table 1. 2023 Summary statistics (Montana)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	6,698	42
Electric utilities	3,448	38
IPP & CHP	3,250	33
Net generation (megawatthours)	26,895,758	40
Electric utilities	10,516,405	36
IPP & CHP	16,379,353	27
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	9,308	29
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	13,036	36
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	13,774	34
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.7	12
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.0	13
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,127	11
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	15,504,699	42
Full service provider sales	12,443,712	43
Energy-only provider sales	3,060,987	18
Direct use (megawatthours)	19,794	50
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.97	28
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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