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Nuclear Power in North Carolina
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nuclear generation (2025)
43,047 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
31.78%
National rank (nuclear output)
#5
U.S. average share
17.72%
Nuclear share of North Carolina's power mix over time
2001: 32.15% → 2025: 31.78%
Year by year
| Year | Nuclear (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43,047 | 31.78% |
| 2024 | 43,349 | 32.12% |
| 2023 | 42,336 | 33.45% |
| 2022 | 42,644 | 31.76% |
| 2021 | 43,118 | 33.19% |
| 2020 | 42,329 | 34.04% |
| 2019 | 41,916 | 31.95% |
| 2018 | 42,077 | 31.34% |
| 2017 | 42,374 | 32.98% |
| 2016 | 42,786 | 32.72% |
| 2015 | 42,097 | 32.79% |
| 2014 | 40,967 | 31.97% |
| 2013 | 40,242 | 31.95% |
| 2012 | 39,386 | 33.75% |
| 2011 | 40,527 | 34.23% |
| 2010 | 40,740 | 31.66% |
| 2009 | 40,848 | 34.5% |
| 2008 | 39,776 | 31.76% |
| 2007 | 40,045 | 30.78% |
| 2006 | 39,963 | 31.92% |
| 2005 | 39,982 | 30.81% |
| 2004 | 40,091 | 31.73% |
| 2003 | 40,907 | 32.06% |
| 2002 | 39,627 | 31.84% |
| 2001 | 37,775 | 32.15% |
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.