Tennessee Electricity Profile 2018

Table 1. 2018 Summary statistics (Tennessee)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Nuclear
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	21,349	19
Electric utilities	20,719	12
IPP & CHP	630	48
Net generation (megawatthours)	81,554,934	19
Electric utilities	78,854,078	11
IPP & CHP	2,700,856	46
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	29,382	21
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	13,615	37
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	29,303	26
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.7	24
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	47
Carbon sioxide (lbs/MWh)	790	36
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	102,911,183	13
Full service provider sales	102,911,183	8
Energy-only provider sales
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,487,343	12
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.58	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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Full data tables 1–15

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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