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State Electricity Profiles

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

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Texas)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 139,751 1
Electric utilities 28,890 2
IPP & CHP 110,862 1
Net generation (megawatthours) 481,844,256 1
Electric utilities 80,183,836 9
IPP & CHP 401,660,420 1
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 163,075 1
Nitrogen Oxide short tons) 163,412 1
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 206,175 1
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 18
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 27
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 941 23
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 435,627,878 1
Full service provider sales 435,627,878 1
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 35,754,673 1
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.14 37
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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