Electricity expenditure in North Carolina

Electricity expenditure in North Carolina was $15.95 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 12.9% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, USD million15,947.7

Change on 2023+12.9%

Rank9th of 51US states ranked

Series high15,947.72024

Series low576.21970

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Electricity expenditure in North Carolina, 1970 to 2024

USD million. Source: EIA, State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.

All 55 values

Period	USD million
2024	15,947.7
2023	14,124.7
2022	13,363.4
2021	12,612.2
2020	12,293.5
2019	12,892.9
2018	12,796.9
2017	11,881
2016	12,361.6
2015	12,547.1
2014	12,421.6
2013	11,991.2
2012	11,720.6
2011	11,332.3
2010	11,822.8
2009	10,821
2008	10,358.7
2007	10,332
2006	9,544.2
2005	9,224
2004	8,756.2
2003	8,329.4
2002	8,263.3
2001	7,834.5
2000	7,767.1
1999	7,411.7
1998	7,332.4
1997	7,068.2
1996	7,074.6
1995	6,884.9
1994	6,610.8
1993	6,618.8
1992	6,212.8
1991	5,972.6
1990	5,715
1989	5,479.4
1988	5,228.3
1987	5,051.7
1986	4,797.8
1985	4,305.3
1984	4,130.4
1983	3,645
1982	3,288.7
1981	2,971.2
1980	2,553.8
1979	2,195
1978	2,080.6
1977	1,867.3
1976	1,619.7
1975	1,393.1
1974	1,145.4
1973	887.2
1972	758.9
1971	664.8
1970	576.2

Compared with United States

Place	2024
North Carolina	15,947.7
United States	511,099.9

North Carolina compared with nearby places

Under 2,200
2,200 to 4,200
4,200 to 6,800
6,800 to 9,600
9,600 to 16K
16K and over

Electricity expenditure, 2024, USD million. North Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by electricity expenditure 51 places

Definition

Spending on electricity sold to ultimate customers in all sectors, valued at retail prices, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series ESTCV).

Built from Form EIA-861 retail sales and prices; close to electricity_retail_revenue_usd, but SEDS may adjust it and revises it on its own schedule. Millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An EIA State Energy Data System estimate: consumption of each fuel times its estimated price. Hydro, wind and solar power have no fuel cost and count only through the electricity they produce. The latest year is about 18 months old, and EIA revises earlier years with each release.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2025). State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A) (Electricity expenditure, North Carolina, 1970 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html

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State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A), Electricity expenditure, North Carolina, 1970 to 2024. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 19 Dec. 2025, https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-expenditure/north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2025. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). Electricity expenditure, North Carolina, 1970 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-expenditure/north-carolina.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2025) State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A), Electricity expenditure, North Carolina, 1970 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-expenditure/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A): Electricity expenditure, North Carolina, 1970 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
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  url = {https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-expenditure/north-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep\_sum/html/sum\_ex\_tot.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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$15.95 billion in 2024, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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