Vistra Energy had a carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission rate of 1,192 pounds per megawatt hour of electricity generated (lb/MWh) in 2022. Vistra Energy was the biggest CO₂ emitting power producer in the U.S. in 2022, having emitted almost 100 million metric tons of CO₂.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission rate of leading power producers in the United States in 2022
(in pounds per megawatt hour)
*"Privately/investor owned” power producers include investor owned, privately held, and foreign owned corporations. This chart does not show public power producers (federal power authorities, state power authorities, municipalities, power districts) or cooperatives. Based on emissions information of power producers, not distribution utilities that deliver electricity to customers
Emission rate (lbs/MWh): Average pounds of pollutant (e.g., CO₂, SO₂, NOx) emitted for each megawatt-hour of electricity generation in a region.
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