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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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South Carolina Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 22,698 | 18 |
| Electric utilities | 20,706 | 12 |
| IPP & CHP | 1,992 | 36 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 96,532,213 | 16 |
| Electric utilities | 92,411,853 | 7 |
| IPP & CHP | 4,120,360 | 41 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 28,794 | 27 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 19,370 | 34 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 29,849 | 28 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 36 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 47 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 680 | 40 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 81,328,246 | 18 |
| Full service provider sales | 81,328,246 | 14 |
| Energy-only provider sales | ||
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,311,716 | 14 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.58 | 25 |
| 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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