State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
West Virginia Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 15,005 | 30 |
| Electric utilities | 11,019 | 25 |
| IPP & CHP | 3,986 | 30 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 52,286,784 | 31 |
| Electric utilities | 37,102,754 | 26 |
| IPP & CHP | 15,184,030 | 30 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 39,164 | 6 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) | 28,113 | 15 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 45,743 | 10 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.5 | 5 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.1 | 9 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,925 | 1 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 32,070,687 | 36 |
| Full service provider sales | 32,070,687 | 33 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 670,704 | 30 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.26 | 38 |
| 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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