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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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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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