State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
North Carolina Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 35,864 | 8 |
| Electric utilities | 26,631 | 5 |
| IPP & CHP | 9,233 | 13 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 126,553,394 | 9 |
| Electric utilities | 104,306,097 | 3 |
| IPP & CHP | 22,247,297 | 18 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 20,220 | 19 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 39,890 | 7 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 36,765 | 15 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 27 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 22 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 639 | 36 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 133,091,108 | 8 |
| Full service provider sales | 133,091,108 | 5 |
| Energy-only provider sales | . | . |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 1,688,675 | 17 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 10.61 | 34 |
| 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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