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Hydro Power in North Carolina
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Hydro generation (2025)
4,650 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
3.43%
National rank (hydro output)
#11
U.S. average share
5.58%
Hydro share of North Carolina's power mix over time
2001: 2.21% → 2025: 3.43%
Year by year
| Year | Hydro (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,650 | 3.43% |
| 2024 | 4,829 | 3.58% |
| 2023 | 4,225 | 3.34% |
| 2022 | 4,686 | 3.49% |
| 2021 | 5,813 | 4.47% |
| 2020 | 7,957 | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 6,186 | 4.72% |
| 2018 | 6,605 | 4.92% |
| 2017 | 3,818 | 2.97% |
| 2016 | 4,417 | 3.38% |
| 2015 | 4,742 | 3.69% |
| 2014 | 4,756 | 3.71% |
| 2013 | 6,901 | 5.48% |
| 2012 | 3,728 | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 3,893 | 3.29% |
| 2010 | 4,757 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 5,171 | 4.37% |
| 2008 | 3,034 | 2.42% |
| 2007 | 2,984 | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 3,839 | 3.07% |
| 2005 | 5,397 | 4.16% |
| 2004 | 5,435 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 7,201 | 5.64% |
| 2002 | 3,492 | 2.81% |
| 2001 | 2,596 | 2.21% |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, electric power operational data (net generation by state and energy source). "Share of state mix" is this fuel's net generation as a percentage of all in-state net generation.