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Last Update: April 18, 2024 Next Update: May 16, 2024                                                                                                                                               See full record of updates

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Energy Indicators  
Demography South Carolina Share of U.S. Period
Population 5.4 million 1.6% 2023  
Civilian Labor Force 2.5 million 1.5% Feb-24  
Economy South Carolina U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 295.9 billion 25 2022  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 43,595 million 24 2022  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 53,320 45 2022  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 58,988 million miles 19 2022  
Land in Farms 4.6 million acres 38 2023  
Climate South Carolina U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 64.3 degrees Fahrenheit 7 2023  
Precipitation 51.5 inches 10 2023  
Prices  
Petroleum South Carolina U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase -- $ 72.26 /barrel Jan-24  
Natural Gas South Carolina U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate $ 5.00 /thousand cu ft $ 4.76 /thousand cu ft Jan-24 find more
Residential $ 13.92 /thousand cu ft $ 11.82 /thousand cu ft Jan-24 find more
Coal South Carolina U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price -- $ 54.46 /short ton 2022  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector $ 3.24 /million Btu $ 2.48 /million Btu Jan-24  
Electricity South Carolina U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 13.54 cents/kWh 15.45 cents/kWh Jan-24 find more
Commercial 10.79 cents/kWh 12.68 cents/kWh Jan-24 find more
Industrial 7.16 cents/kWh 8.10 cents/kWh Jan-24 find more
Reserves  
Reserves South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) -- -- 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) -- -- 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids -- -- 2021 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines -- -- 2022 find more
Rotary Rigs & Wells South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Natural Gas Producing Wells -- -- 2020 find more
Capacity South Carolina Share of U.S. Period
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) -- -- 2023  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 24,449 MW 2.1% Jan-24  
Supply & Distribution  
Production South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 716 trillion Btu 0.7% 2021 find more
Crude Oil -- -- Jan-24 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed -- -- 2022 find more
Coal -- -- 2022 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 9,133 thousand MWh 2.4% Jan-24  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) South Carolina U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired 0.2 % 0.4 % Jan-24 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 19.6 % 42.2 % Jan-24 find more
Coal-Fired 17.8 % 19.9 % Jan-24 find more
Nuclear 55.1 % 18.2 % Jan-24 find more
Renewables 7.3 % 18.8 % Jan-24  
Stocks South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 110 thousand barrels 0.9% Jan-24  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 762 thousand barrels 0.8% Jan-24 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage -- -- Jan-24 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 493 thousand barrels 2.2% Jan-24 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 2,513 thousand tons 2.1% Jan-24 find more
Fueling Stations South Carolina Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 2,587 stations 2.3% 2021  
Propane 34 stations 1.4% Mar-24  
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations 512 stations 0.8% Mar-24  
E85 55 stations 1.3% Mar-24  
Biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, and Other Alternative Fuels 9 stations 0.3% Mar-24  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary South Carolina U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 1,631 trillion Btu 23 2021 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 314 million Btu 21 2021 find more
Total Expenditures $ 21,009 million 23 2021 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 4,045 25 2021 find more
by End-Use Sector South Carolina Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 373 trillion Btu 1.8% 2021 find more
    »  Commercial 262 trillion Btu 1.5% 2021 find more
    »  Industrial 517 trillion Btu 1.6% 2021 find more
    »  Transportation 479 trillion Btu 1.8% 2021 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 4,681 million 1.7% 2021 find more
    »  Commercial $ 2,769 million 1.4% 2021 find more
    »  Industrial $ 3,102 million 1.3% 2021 find more
    »  Transportation $ 10,457 million 1.7% 2021 find more
by Source South Carolina Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 101 million barrels 1.4% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas 351 billion cu ft 1.1% 2022 find more
    »  Coal 6,174 thousand short tons 1.2% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 11,582 million 1.5% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 3,111 million 1.2% 2022 find more
    »  Coal $ 539 million 2.0% 2022 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum 45 thousand barrels 1.6% Jan-24 find more
Natural Gas 12,770 million cu ft 1.1% Jan-24 find more
Coal 716 thousand tons 1.7% Jan-24 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) South Carolina U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 23.3 % 46.2 % 2022  
Fuel Oil 0.5 % 3.9 % 2022  
Electricity 71.1 % 41.3 % 2022  
Propane 3.5 % 5.0 % 2022  
Other/None 1.7 % 3.5 % 2022  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 3,217 MW 1.0% Jan-24  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity -- -- 2023  
Renewable Energy Production South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 329 thousand MWh 1.5% Jan-24  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 159 thousand MWh 0.3% Jan-24  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 181 thousand MWh 4.4% Jan-24  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 43 thousand MWh 0.9% Jan-24  
Fuel Ethanol Production 0 thousand barrels 0.0% 2021  
Renewable Energy Consumption South Carolina U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 10.5 % 27 2021  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 6,559 thousand barrels 19 2021  
Total Emissions South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 69.3 million metric tons 1.4% 2021  
Electric Power Industry Emissions South Carolina Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 24,857 thousand metric tons 1.5% 2022  
Sulfur Dioxide 21 thousand metric tons 1.9% 2022  
Nitrogen Oxide 16 thousand metric tons 1.3% 2022  

Notes & Sources

-- = No data reported.
*  = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values less than 0.5 are shown as *.)
NA = Not available.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Small differences between source data and values displayed here may be due to independent rounding.
Note: Components of "Utility-scale net electricity generation (share of total)" may not add to 100% because "Total utility-scale net electricity generation" includes net generation from petroleum coke, pumped storage hydroelectric, other gases, and other energy sources, which are not shown separately.
Note: Territory data may be estimates based on EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.