New Jersey Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (New Jersey)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	17,471	26
Electric utilities	216	44
IPP & CHP	17,255	7
Net generation (megawatthours)	61,433,792	26
Electric utilities	212,175	44
IPP & CHP	61,221,617	7
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	1,518	44
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	9,389	40
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	14,786	34
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.0	46
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	47
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	530	42
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	73,070,466	21
Full service provider sales	42,437,683	29
Energy-only provider sales	30,632,783	7
Direct use (megawatthours)	1,063,586	24
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	14.01	10
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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