North Dakota Electricity Profile 2019

Table 1. 2019 Summary statistics (North Dakota)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	8,655	40
Electric utilities	6,361	32
IPP & CHP	2,294	35
Net generation (megawatthours)	41,147,324	33
Electric utilities	34,191,419	29
IPP & CHP	6,955,905	37
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	34,407	17
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	31,792	18
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	28,668	23
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1.7	4
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.5	6
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,533	8
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	21,559,255	40
Full service provider sales	21,559,255	38
Energy-only provider sales	.	.
Direct use (megawatthours)	202,827	42
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	8.85	39
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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Full data tables 1–16

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See also:

• State Energy Profiles
• Electric Power Monthly
• Electric Power Annual
• Annual electricity statistics back to 1949
• Projected electricity capacity to 2050
• International electricity statistics
• Electric Power Data Guide