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

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Iowa Electricity Profile 2010 Iowa profile

Table 1. 2010 Summary Statistics (Iowa)  
Item Value U.S. Rank
NERC Region(s)   MRO/SERC
Primary Energy Source   Coal
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts) 14,592 28
Electric Utilities 11,282 24
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 3,310 30
Net Generation (megawatthours) 57,508,721 26
Electric Utilities 46,188,988 21
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power 11,319,733 30
Emissions (thousand metric tons)
Sulfur Dioxide 108 18
Nitrogen Oxide 50 22
Carbon Dioxide 47,211 20
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 4.1 11
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.9 14
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1,810 10
Total Retail Sales (megawatthours) 45,445,269 31
Full Service Provider Sales (megawatthours) 45,445,269 28
Direct Use (megawatthours) 2,283,033 14
Average Retail Price (cents/kWh) 7.66 40
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 Iowa'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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