Virginia Electricity Profile 2020

Table 1. 2020 Summary statistics (Virginia)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	27,943	13
Electric utilities	22,024	8
IPP & CHP	5,918	23
Net generation (megawatthours)	103,056,183	14
Electric utilities	80,244,048	8
IPP & CHP	22,812,135	16
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	12,367	27
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	22,795	22
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	31,807	19
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.2	32
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4	38
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	679	36
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	117,254,388	10
Full service provider sales	112,825,144	6
Energy-only provider sales	4,429,244	15
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,748,969	10
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.16	34
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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Full data tables 1–17

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See also:

• State Energy Profiles
• Electric Power Monthly
• Electric Power Annual
• Annual electricity statistics back to 1949
• Projected electricity capacity to 2050
• International electricity statistics
• Electric Power Data Guide