Rhode Island Electricity Profile 2017

Table 1. 2017 Summary statistics (Rhode Island)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	1,944	49
Electric utilities	5	49
IPP & CHP	1,940	36
Net generation (megawatthours)	7,614,941	47
Electric utilities	2,979	49
IPP & CHP	7,611,962	35
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	85	49
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	1,991	47
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	2,981	45
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.0	49
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	36
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	861	32
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	7,384,671	49
Full service provider sales	3,936,938	50
Energy-only provider sales	3,447,733	16
Direct use (megawatthours)	211,299	40
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	16.42	5
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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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