Energy by the Numbers: NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina's energy consumption is dominated by fossil fuels, which accounted for 74% of state energy use in 2006. Between 1990 and 2005, the state's greenhouse gas emissions grew by 40%, a rate more than double the U.S. average, driven primarily by the transportation and electric generation sectors.

• Fossil fuels represented 74% of North Carolina's energy consumption in 2006, an increase from 70% in 1990. This growth is attributed to higher demand for petroleum in transportation and coal and natural gas for electricity generation, which is the state's largest energy-consuming sector. Fossil fuels make up about 65% of the state's electricity generation.
• North Carolina's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased by 40% between 1990 and 2005, growing more than twice as fast as the average rate in the United States. These emissions are primarily driven by the transportation and electric generation sectors, with energy consumption accounting for approximately 88% of total GHG emissions as of 2005.

APA

World Resources Institute (2009). Energy by the Numbers: NORTH CAROLINA. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_energy_numbers_nc.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Energy by the Numbers: NORTH CAROLINA. 2009. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_energy_numbers_nc.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2009energy, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Energy by the Numbers: NORTH CAROLINA}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2009}, month = apr, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_energy_numbers_nc.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }