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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Washington Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Washington)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Hydroelectric
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 30,609 9
Electric utilities 26,857 5
IPP & CHP 3,752 31
Net generation (megawatthours) 110,808,401 12
Electric utilities 95,616,836 5
IPP & CHP 15,191,565 27
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 16,425 23
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 13,074 35
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 11,048 38
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 35
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.2 49
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 219 50
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 88,198,668 15
Full service provider sales 85,952,424 11
Energy-only provider sales 2,246,244 20
Direct use (megawatthours) 849,629 27
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 8.75 45
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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