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

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Pennsylvania Electricity Profile 2010 Pennsylvania profile

Table 1. 2010 Summary Statistics (Pennsylvania)  
Item Value U.S. Rank
NERC Region(s)   RFC
Primary Energy Source   Coal
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts) 45,575 4
Electric Utilities 455 44
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 45,120 2
Net Generation (megawatthours) 229,752,306 2
Electric Utilities 1,086,500 42
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 228,665,806 2
Emissions (thousand metric tons)
Sulfur Dioxide 387 3
Nitrogen Oxide 136 2
Carbon Dioxide 122,830 3
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 3.7 13
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.3 27
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,179 32
Total Retail Sales (megawatthours) 148,963,968 5
Full Service Provider Sales (megawatthours) 114,787,417 6
Energy-Only Provider Sales (megawatthours) 34,176,551 4
Direct Use (megawatthours) 2,783,710 11
Average Retail Price (cents/kWh) 10.31 16

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 Pennsylvania'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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