West Virginia Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2020 Summary statistics (West Virginia)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Coal
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	14,907	29
Electric utilities	11,035	24
IPP & CHP	3,872	30
Net generation (megawatthours)	65,836,063	24
Electric utilities	47,251,892	21
IPP & CHP	18,584,171	22
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons)	47,208	9
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons)	34,331	15
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons)	57,839	7
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1.4	8
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	1.0	12
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	1,933	1
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	32,777,988	34
Full service provider sales	32,777,988	32
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	779,285	28
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	8.87	42
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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