State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
North Carolina Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 36,337 | 8 |
| Electric utilities | 26,703 | 6 |
| IPP & CHP | 9,634 | 14 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 134,965,396 | 9 |
| Electric utilities | 112,771,407 | 3 |
| IPP & CHP | 22,193,989 | 20 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 17,633 | 21 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 41,307 | 7 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 41,129 | 14 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 27 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 21 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 670 | 33 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 136,904,526 | 9 |
| Full service provider sales | 136,904,526 | 5 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 1,620,973 | 19 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 11.65 | 24 |
| 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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