Rhode Island Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Rhode Island)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	2,131	49
Electric utilities	7	48
IPP & CHP	2,124	40
Net generation (megawatthours)	9,322,451	46
Electric utilities	2	50
IPP & CHP	9,322,449	36
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	47	50
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	2,292	46
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	3,558	43
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.0	50
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.5	35
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	840	27
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	7,398,004	49
Full service provider sales	4,133,392	50
Energy-only provider sales	3,264,612	17
Direct use (megawatthours)	198,196	42
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	18.44	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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