12. North Carolina
Net electricity generation 2015 (thousand MWh): 4,472
Net electricity generation, September 2016 (thousand MWh): 234
North Carolina, one of the hydropower producing states in America, relies on nuclear power and hydropower for electricity production. It is the fifth largest producer of electricity from nuclear energy in America. At the same time, hydropower facilities generate more than a half of all electricity produced from renewable resources. Besides hydropower, North Carolina also exploits biomass and solar energy.
