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

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West Virginia Electricity Profile 2010 West Virginia profile

Table 1. 2010 Summary Statistics (West Virginia)  
Item Value U.S. Rank
NERC Region(s)   RFC
Primary Energy Source   Coal
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts) 16,495 24
Electric Utilities 11,719 21
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 4,775 19
Net Generation (megawatthours) 80,788,947 20
Electric Utilities 56,719,755 18
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 24,069,192 13
Emissions (thousand metric tons)
Sulfur Dioxide 105 20
Nitrogen Oxide 49 23
Carbon Dioxide 74,283 12
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 2.9 20
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.3 25
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 2,027 5
Total Retail Sales (megawatthours) 32,031,803 34
Full Service Provider Sales (megawatthours) 32,031,803 33
Direct Use (megawatthours) 445,681 35
Average Retail Price (cents/kWh) 7.45 44

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 West 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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