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State Electricity Profiles

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