State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Texas Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 155,010 | 1 |
| Electric utilities | 27,115 | 3 |
| IPP & CHP | 127,895 | 1 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 547,294,552 | 1 |
| Electric utilities | 85,398,248 | 9 |
| IPP & CHP | 461,896,304 | 1 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 111,222 | 1 |
| Nitrogen Oxide short tons) | 165,149 | 1 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 212,769 | 1 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 21 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 24 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 855 | 21 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 492,820,385 | 1 |
| Full service provider sales | 492,820,385 | 1 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 38,881,800 | 1 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.04 | 39 |
| Data source: 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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