State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2023 Release Date: Next Release: November 2025 Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)

United States Electricity Profile 2023

Table 1. 2023 Summary statistics (United States)
Item	Value
Primary energy source	Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	1,187,555
Electric utilities	616,662
IPP & CHP	570,893
Net generation (megawatthours)	4,183,270,672
Electric utilities	2,189,614,522
IPP & CHP	1,993,656,150
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	935,201
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	1,231,410
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	1,531,554
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	805
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	3,874,253,362
Full service provider sales	3,311,680,131
Energy-only provider sales	562,573,231
Direct use (megawatthours)	136,918,155
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	12.68
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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