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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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Tennessee Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 20,220 | 20 |
| Electric utilities | 19,715 | 14 |
| IPP & CHP | 505 | 48 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 75,214,636 | 21 |
| Electric utilities | 72,675,778 | 13 |
| IPP & CHP | 2,538,858 | 46 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 86,557 | 10 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 23,100 | 30 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 37,977 | 20 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 2.3 | 9 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 40 |
| Carbon sioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,111 | 26 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 99,632,108 | 13 |
| Full service provider sales | 99,632,108 | 8 |
| Energy-only provider sales | ||
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,523,087 | 11 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.30 | 35 |
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kWh = Kilowatthours. 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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