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Quick Facts
- Natural gas deliveries to South Carolina's electric power sector increased more than 60% in the past decade, rising from 116 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2012 to 190 billion cubic feet in 2022.
- South Carolina’s per capita natural gas consumption ranks among the lowest one-fourth of the states, due in part to the state's mild winters. About one in four households in the state rely on natural gas for heating.
- South Carolina’s four nuclear power plants supplied 55% of the state’s total electricity net generation in 2022, and the state was the third-largest producer of nuclear power in the nation.
- South Carolina’s industrial sector, which includes the manufacture of chemicals, motor vehicles, and paper products, is its largest end-use energy sector and accounts for about one-third of the state’s total energy consumption.
- South Carolina ranks among the top 10 states in residential sector per capita electricity use, and about 70% of state households heat with electricity and nearly all of them have electric air conditioning.
Last Updated: February 15, 2024