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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2024 Release Date: November 10, 2025 Next Release: November 2026
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Washington Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Washington)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Hydroelectric
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 30,975 13
Electric utilities 27,021 5
IPP & CHP 3,954 31
Net generation (megawatthours) 102,397,711 14
Electric utilities 87,935,319 8
IPP & CHP 14,462,392 31
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 11,187 24
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 12,446 37
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 11,610 37
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 32
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 48
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 249 50
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 89,981,629 16
Full service provider sales 87,673,817 12
Energy-only provider sales 2,307,812 20
Direct use (megawatthours) 445,604 34
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 10.13 39
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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