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North Carolina

In session through Dec 31
How the North Carolina legislature works
Divided government

Convenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.

Senate · 50 seatsRepublican
House · 120 seatsRepublican
GovernorDemocratic
State legislator voting records →North Carolina General Assembly ↗
2026 session
1
Bills & resolutions
0
Active
0
Signed / enacted
All time
23
Tracked total
0
Became law
3
Operating plants

Energy profile (2025)

Energy mix
135,437GWh generated in state
Energy storage
Battery 18 GWh
Pumped 0 GWh
Discharged to the grid.
Consumes ~145,847 GWh · net importer — 7% of electricity used comes from out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.
Market structure
Regulated / vertically integrated
5,150 MW nuclear capacity
14.02¢
Residential/kWh
▼ 19%
10.25¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 24%
7.80¢
Industrial/kWh
▼ 10%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Operating reactors

McGuire
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
2
reactors
2,441
MW
PWR · online 1981
Brunswick Nuclear
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
2
reactors
2,003
MW
BWR · online 1975
Harris
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
1
reactor
951
MW
PWR · online 1987

North Carolina legislation

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Regulatory & executive actions

North Carolina Utilities Commission · E-100, Sub 207 · —
North Carolina Utilities Commission · E-100, Sub 179 · —