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State Electricity Profiles
Data for 2015 | Release Date: January 17, 2017 | Next Release: December 2017
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North Carolina Electricity Profile 2015
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 31,310 | 8 |
| Electric utilities | 27,032 | 5 |
| IPP & CHP | 4,279 | 21 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 128,388,445 | 9 |
| Electric utilities | 119,073,672 | 2 |
| IPP & CHP | 9,314,773 | 32 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 57,514 | 19 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 56,493 | 12 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 53,824 | 15 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.9 | 30 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.9 | 28 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 922 | 34 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 133,847,523 | 9 |
| Full service provider sales | 133,847,523 | 5 |
| Energy-only provider sales | ||
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,296,824 | 15 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 9.37 | 32 |
| 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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