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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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Texas Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 117,144 | 1 |
| Electric utilities | 29,458 | 2 |
| IPP & CHP | 87,686 | 1 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 449,826,336 | 1 |
| Electric utilities | 88,211,969 | 8 |
| IPP & CHP | 361,614,367 | 1 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (short tons) | 272,491 | 1 |
| Nitrogen Oxide short tons) | 189,755 | 1 |
| Carbon Dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 243,386 | 1 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.2 | 23 |
| Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.8 | 30 |
| Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,190 | 21 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 392,337,354 | 1 |
| Full service provider sales | 392,337,354 | 1 |
| Energy-only provider sales | ||
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 36,116,457 | 1 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 8.70 | 41 |
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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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