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

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District of Columbia Electricity Profile 2010 District of Columbia profile

Table 1. 2010 Summary Statistics (District of Columbia)  
Item Value U.S. Rank
NERC Region(s)   RFC
Primary Energy Source   Petroleum
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts) 790 51
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 790 46
Net Generation (megawatthours) 199,858 51
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 199,858 51
Emissions (thousand metric tons)
Sulfur Dioxide 1 49
Nitrogen Oxide * 51
Carbon Dioxide 191 50
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 8.8 2
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 4.0 3
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 2,104 1
Total Retail Sales (megawatthours) 11,876,995 43
Full Service Provider Sales (megawatthours) 3,388,490 50
Energy-Only Provider Sales (megawatthours) 8,488,505 12
Direct Use (megawatthours) - 50
Average Retail Price (cents/kWh) 13.35 9

MWh = Megawatthours.
kWh = Kilowatthours.
* = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 and values under 0.5 are shown as *).
- (dash) = Data not available.
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 District of Columbia'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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