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Data for 2015  |  Release Date: January 17, 2017  |  Next Release: December 2017  

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Virginia Electricity Profile 2015

Table 1. 2015 Summary statistics (Virginia)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 25,182 16
Electric utilities 20,928 11
IPP & CHP 4,254 22
Net generation (megawatthours) 84,411,592 17
Electric utilities 67,573,071 15
IPP & CHP 16,838,521 20
Emissions
Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) 33,741 25
Nitrogen Oxide (short tons) 37,986 23
Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) 34,898 23
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.8 32
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.9 26
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) 910 37
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 112,009,045 10
Full service provider sales 111,761,995 6
Energy-only provider sales 247,050 20
Direct use (megawatthours) 2,741,042 10
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.31 34
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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