State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2021
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Next Release Date: December 2023
North Carolina Electricity Profile 2021
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 35,020 | 8 |
| Electric utilities | 26,409 | 6 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,611 | 13 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 129,923,364 | 7 |
| Electric utilities | 108,153,193 | 2 |
| IPP & CHP | 21,770,171 | 17 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 28,501 | 18 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 43,064 | 10 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 41,244 | 15 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 27 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.7 | 28 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 698 | 35 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 135,693,077 | 8 |
| Full service provider sales | 135,693,077 | 5 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 1,994,345 | 16 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.29 | 35 |
| 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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