State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
South Carolina Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 24,422 | 18 |
| Electric utilities | 21,394 | 10 |
| IPP & CHP | 3,028 | 35 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 100,853,387 | 14 |
| Electric utilities | 95,649,543 | 5 |
| IPP & CHP | 5,203,844 | 43 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 20,842 | 18 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 16,735 | 30 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 25,599 | 25 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 20 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 42 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 558 | 40 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 81,202,185 | 18 |
| Full service provider sales | 81,202,185 | 14 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,223,901 | 14 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.50 | 35 |
| Data source: 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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