United States Electricity Profile 2022

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (United States)
Item	Value
Primary energy source	Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	1,161,436
Electric utilities	612,812
IPP & CHP	548,624
Net generation (megawatthours)	4,230,672,233
Electric utilities	2,229,610,568
IPP & CHP	2,001,061,665
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	1,189,558
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	1,355,601
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	1,650,367
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	858
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	3,927,169,069
Full service provider sales	3,362,051,774
Energy-only provider sales	565,117,295
Direct use (megawatthours)	139,725,701
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	12.36
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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