State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2021
Release Date: November 10, 2022
Next Release Date: December 2023
South Carolina Electricity Profile 2021
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 24,268 | 18 |
| Electric utilities | 21,604 | 9 |
| IPP & CHP | 2,664 | 35 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 98,390,441 | 15 |
| Electric utilities | 92,973,822 | 6 |
| IPP & CHP | 5,416,619 | 43 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 23,279 | 21 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 16,331 | 33 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 25,193 | 29 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 24 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 45 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 563 | 40 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 79,792,136 | 18 |
| Full service provider sales | 79,792,136 | 14 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,449,830 | 12 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.96 | 28 |
| 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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