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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2022 Release Date: November 2, 2023 Next Release Date: November 2024
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North Carolina Electricity Profile 2022

Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (North Carolina)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 35,391 8
Electric utilities 26,473 5
IPP & CHP 8,918 13
Net generation (megawatthours) 134,257,088 8
Electric utilities 111,135,359 2
IPP & CHP 23,121,729 17
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 25,706 18
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 44,291 9
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 41,255 15
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.4 27
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 25
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 676 36
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 139,206,761 8
Full service provider sales 139,206,761 5
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 1,858,651 16
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.60 43
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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