Tennessee Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Tennessee)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Nuclear
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	21,401	21
Electric utilities	20,499	11
IPP & CHP	902	48
Net generation (megawatthours)	79,057,209	19
Electric utilities	75,220,515	10
IPP & CHP	3,836,694	47
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	26,985	19
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	12,488	38
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	27,107	27
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.7	17
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	46
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	754	32
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	99,621,137	13
Full service provider sales	99,621,137	8
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,563,917	11
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.78	31
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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