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Natural gas Power in North Carolina
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Natural gas generation (2025)
54,217 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
40.03%
National rank (natural gas output)
#12
U.S. average share
40.8%
Natural gas share of North Carolina's power mix over time
2001: 1.31% → 2025: 40.03%
Year by year
| Year | Natural gas (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54,217 | 40.03% |
| 2024 | 55,503 | 41.12% |
| 2023 | 51,788 | 40.92% |
| 2022 | 58,131 | 43.3% |
| 2021 | 47,445 | 36.52% |
| 2020 | 41,401 | 33.29% |
| 2019 | 41,147 | 31.37% |
| 2018 | 43,446 | 32.36% |
| 2017 | 38,590 | 30.04% |
| 2016 | 39,251 | 30.01% |
| 2015 | 36,545 | 28.46% |
| 2014 | 28,738 | 22.43% |
| 2013 | 27,983 | 22.22% |
| 2012 | 19,302 | 16.54% |
| 2011 | 11,155 | 9.42% |
| 2010 | 8,447 | 6.56% |
| 2009 | 4,852 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 4,177 | 3.34% |
| 2007 | 4,457 | 3.43% |
| 2006 | 3,196 | 2.55% |
| 2005 | 3,159 | 2.44% |
| 2004 | 2,559 | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 1,580 | 1.24% |
| 2002 | 3,561 | 2.86% |
| 2001 | 1,534 | 1.31% |
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.