Talk:South Carolina and coal
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South Carolina had 36 coal-fired generating stations in 2005.[citation needed] In 2009 South Carolina had total installed electricity generation summer capacity of 23,971 megawatts of which 7210 was from coal-fired plants.[1] of which 3,499 megawatts or 35.6% was from coal-fired plants.[2]</ref> South Carolina ranks 15th out of the 50 states in terms of coal energy production.[3]
In 2009, South Carolina's coal-fired power plants produced 38.1 million tons of CO2, 105,134 metric tons of sulfur dioxide, and 24,280 tons of nitrogen oxide;[4] power plants were responsible for 47.2% of the state's total CO2 emissions. The state's rankings for 2008, when emissions were higher, was17th for sulphur dioxide, 30th for nitrous oxides and 23rd for carbon dioxide.[3]
In 2005, South Carolina emitted 18.6 tons of CO2 per person, slightly less than the U.S. average.[5] This lower level of CO2 emissions is due in part to the fact that nuclear power represents 28.2% of the state's generating capacity.[6]
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I moved this off the article page as a) it is getting a bit dated now and b) it makes only passing mention of South Carolina. It either need updating and more context added for South Carolina or be left off the page.--Bob Burton 19:59, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Duke to propose rate increases to cover higher cost of coal
In March 2009, Duke Energy Carolinas proposed a 5 percent increase on its power charges in North Carolina, to compensate the company for higher coal prices. The fuel-charge increase is separate from an upcoming Duke proposal for a general rate hike. The company estimates that the average customer bill would increase from approximately $87 per month to about $91 per month. Similar increases will be proposed in South Carolina in summer 2009.[7]
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capability", January 2011.
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Coal by State by Sector", March 11, 2011. This is based on data from Electric Power Monthly).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Selected Electric Industry Summary Statistics by State, 2008", U.S. Department of Energy, March 2010.
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, Estimated Emissions for U.S. Electric Power Industry by State, 1990-2006, U.S. Department of Energy, accessed April 2011.
- ↑ South Carolina Energy Consumption Information, eRedux website, accessed June 2008.
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