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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (New Mexico)
Item Value U.S. Rank
Primary energy source   Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 10,806 35
Electric utilities 5,902 33
IPP & CHP 4,904 26
Net generation (megawatthours) 35,192,365 39
Electric utilities 21,859,465 33
IPP & CHP 13,332,900 31
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 2,929 39
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 13,057 36
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 17,204 33
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 38
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 24
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,075 17
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 25,393,743 38
Full service provider sales 25,393,743 36
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 211,769 41
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.79 30
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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