North Dakota Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (North Dakota)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	9,684	40
Electric utilities	6,756	32
IPP & CHP	2,928	37
Net generation (megawatthours)	42,557,243	34
Electric utilities	32,737,889	28
IPP & CHP	9,819,354	36
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	36,304	7
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	29,973	13
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	27,555	24
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1.7	4
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.4	4
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,424	6
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	29,769,698	38
Full service provider sales	29,769,698	37
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	183,212	45
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	7.93	51
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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