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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Montana Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Montana)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 6,067 42
Electric utilities 3,441 37
IPP & CHP 2,625 36
Net generation (megawatthours) 24,947,923 40
Electric utilities 10,545,266 35
IPP & CHP 14,402,657 29
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 8,430 31
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 12,596 37
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 12,777 36
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 19
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 13
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,127 16
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 14,961,561 42
Full service provider sales 12,115,692 43
Energy-only provider sales 2,845,869 19
Direct use (megawatthours) 28,838 50
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.50 33
Sources: 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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