Virginia Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Virginia)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	28,515	14
Electric utilities	22,304	8
IPP & CHP	6,211	21
Net generation (megawatthours)	93,478,182	17
Electric utilities	72,449,064	11
IPP & CHP	21,029,118	18
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	14,145	27
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	20,185	28
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	27,575	26
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	34
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4	40
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	649	39
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	125,245,196	10
Full service provider sales	117,126,934	6
Energy-only provider sales	8,118,262	11
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,642,894	10
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.14	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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