United States Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (United States)
Item	Value
Primary energy source	Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	1,230,416
Electric utilities	624,145
IPP & CHP	606,272
Net generation (megawatthours)	4,308,634,297
Electric utilities	2,256,336,248
IPP & CHP	2,052,298,049
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	890,331
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	1,226,234
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	1,537,073
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	785
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	3,975,381,832
Full service provider sales	3,381,865,435
Energy-only provider sales	593,516,397
Direct use (megawatthours)	135,040,521
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	12.94
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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