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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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Illinois Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 45,532 | 4 |
| Electric utilities | 4,204 | 35 |
| IPP & CHP | 41,329 | 4 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 193,952,040 | 5 |
| Electric utilities | 4,428,539 | 40 |
| IPP & CHP | 189,523,501 | 3 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 152,825 | 5 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 46,260 | 19 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 84,275 | 5 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.6 | 20 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 45 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 956 | 31 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 138,619,970 | 7 |
| Full service provider sales | 45,547,599 | 27 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 93,072,371 | 3 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 4,046,920 | 9 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.40 | 31 |
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kWh = Kilowatthours. Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861,"Annual Electric Power Industry Report." U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and predecessor forms. |
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