United States Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (United States)
Item	Value
Primary energy source	Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	1,145,857
Electric utilities	611,780
IPP & CHP	534,077
Net generation (megawatthours)	4,108,302,835
Electric utilities	2,210,187,303
IPP & CHP	1,898,115,532
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	1,287,303
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	1,381,337
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	1,651,911
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.7
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	885
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	3,805,874,253
Full service provider sales	3,230,307,294
Energy-only provider sales	575,566,959
Direct use (megawatthours)	138,915,068
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	11.10
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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