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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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Virginia Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 25,182 | 16 |
| Electric utilities | 20,928 | 11 |
| IPP & CHP | 4,254 | 22 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 84,411,592 | 17 |
| Electric utilities | 67,573,071 | 15 |
| IPP & CHP | 16,838,521 | 20 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 33,741 | 25 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) | 37,986 | 23 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 34,898 | 23 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.8 | 32 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.9 | 26 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 910 | 37 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 112,009,045 | 10 |
| Full service provider sales | 111,761,995 | 6 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 247,050 | 20 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,741,042 | 10 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.31 | 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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