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Data for 2010  |  Release Date: January 30, 2012  |  Next Release: October 2012   |   full report

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Alaska Electricity Profile 2010 Alaska profile

Table 1. 2010 Summary Statistics (Alaska)  
Item Value U.S. Rank
NERC Region(s)   --
Primary Energy Source   Gas
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts) 2,067 48
Electric Utilities 1,889 39
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 178 51
Net Generation (megawatthours) 6,759,576 48
Electric Utilities 6,205,050 40
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 554,526 49
Emissions (thousand metric tons)
Sulfur Dioxide 3 46
Nitrogen Oxide 16 39
Carbon Dioxide 4,125 46
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 41
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 5.2 1
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,345 23
Total Retail Sales (megawatthours) 6,247,038 50
Full Service Provider Sales (megawatthours) 6,247,038 47
Direct Use (megawatthours) 342,426 37
Average Retail Price (cents/kWh) 14.76 5
There is no NERC Region for Alaska. This is shown as "--" in the table.
MWh = Megawatthours.
kWh = Kilowatthours.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Power Industry Report." Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and predecessor forms.
More Tables on Alaska's Electricity Profile: Formats
Table 2. Ten Largest Plants by Generation Capacity, 2010
Table 3. Top Five Retailers of Electricity, with End Use Sectors, 2010
Table 4. Electric Power Industry Capability by Primary Energy Source, 1990 Through 2010
Table 5. Electric Power Industry Generation by Primary Energy Source, 1990 Through 2010
Table 6. Electric Power Delivered Fuel Prices and Quality for Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, 1990 Through 2010
Table 7. Electric Power Industry Emissions Estimates, 1990 Through 2010
Table 8. Retail Sales, Revenue, and Average Retail Price by Sector, 1990 Through 2010
Table 9. Retail Electricity Sales Statistics, 2010
Table 10. Supply and Disposition of Electricity, 1990 Through 2010 (Million Kilowatthours)

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