South Carolina Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (South Carolina)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Nuclear
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	24,706	18
Electric utilities	21,522	10
IPP & CHP	3,184	35
Net generation (megawatthours)	100,485,416	15
Electric utilities	94,346,752	6
IPP & CHP	6,138,664	43
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	20,915	17
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	17,161	31
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	26,896	25
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.4	19
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	44
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	589	39
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	83,961,428	18
Full service provider sales	83,961,428	14
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	1,956,994	15
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.90	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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