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

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Virginia Electricity Profile 2010 Virginia profile

Table 1. 2010 Summary Statistics (Virginia)  
Item Value U.S. Rank
NERC Region(s)   RFC/SERC
Primary Energy Source   Nuclear
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts) 24,109 16
Electric Utilities 19,434 15
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 4,676 21
Net Generation (megawatthours) 72,966,456 21
Electric Utilities 58,902,054 16
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 14,064,402 25
Emissions (thousand metric tons)
Sulfur Dioxide 120 16
Nitrogen Oxide 49 24
Carbon Dioxide 39,719 25
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 3.6 15
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.5 23
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,200 30
Total Retail Sales (megawatthours) 113,806,135 10
Full Service Provider Sales (megawatthours) 113,806,135 7
Direct Use (megawatthours) 1,989,510 17
Average Retail Price (cents/kWh) 8.69 27

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 Virginia'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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