Where does <your state> get its electricity from?

[papaof2]

Just out of curiosity, have you ever posed that question on Google, Bing, Duckduckgo or another search site?

You might find the answer useful.

[gipsy]

Nuclear

[NCWEBNUT]

Things I didn't know about my State of North Carolina but now do.

QUICK FACTS
In 2020, North Carolina ranked third in the nation in total installed solar power generating capacity and fourth in actual solar generation.
North Carolina ranks among the 10 states with the lowest natural gas use per capita, even though natural gas use for electricity generation in the state has more than quadrupled in the past decade.
North Carolina ranked 5th among the states in producing electricity from nuclear power in 2020, and nuclear power accounted for 34% of the state's net generation.
North Carolina ranks among the 10 states with the lowest per capita petroleum use, but its total annual expenditure for motor gasoline is among the top 10 states.
North Carolina ranks among top 10 states with the highest electricity consumption and is in the top 5 for residential sector electricity sales.
Last Updated: November 18, 2021

[papaof2]

Natural gas accounted for 49% of Georgia's electricity net generation in 2020, the state's four operating nuclear reactors accounted for 27%, renewable energy, including hydroelectric power and small-scale solar, accounted for 12%, and coal contributed nearly 12% of the state's net generation.
Georgia - State Energy Profile Overview - EIA
www.eia.gov › state › sid=GA

www.google.com/search?q=hydroelectric+plants+in+georgia

www.eia.gov/beta/states/states/ga/overview

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This means that only 39% of the state's power comes from sources which do not require transportation (27% nuclear, 12% hydro + solar). Nuclear plants do eventually need new fuel rods and they need to get rid of used fuel rods so they will need fuel delivery and trash collection to keep operating. In the long term, only 12% of the state's power comes from truly "local" sources. If there's a SHTF event, the nuclear plants will be shutdown, the natural gas pipelines will likely be shutdown or non-functional, trains won't be running on schedule if at all so coal could be limited to whatever is in that plant's on-site stocks.
In practical terms, a short time after a major event, at most only 12% of the state's power sources would be available.

With 12% of the state's power availabile, we could expect to have long rotating blackouts, with us having, at best, power for 2.88 hours out of 24 (12% of the time). Add some time for the switching between feeds and that might be no better than 2.5 hours out of 24.

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