North Carolina Electricity Profile 2019

Table 1. 201 Summary statistics (North Carolina)

Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Nuclear
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	34,860	8
Electric utilities	27,445	4
IPP & CHP	7,415	15
Net generation (megawatthours)	131,173,861	8
Electric utilities	111,312,377	2
IPP & CHP	19,861,484	18
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	40,384	14
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	50,775	8
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	47,372	14
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.6	21
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.8	22
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	795	31
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	136,435,531	9
Full service provider sales	136,435,531	5
Energy-only provider sales	.	.
Direct use (megawatthours)	2,007,331	16
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	9.45	33
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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See also:

• State Energy Profiles
• Electric Power Monthly
• Electric Power Annual
• Annual electricity statistics back to 1949
• Projected electricity capacity to 2050
• International electricity statistics
• Electric Power Data Guide