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Carbon intensity of the U.S. power sector 2001-2021

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
The carbon intensity of the power sector in the United States was 838.3 pounds of CO2 per megawatt hour of electricity in 2021. This was a reduction of 40 percent when compared to amount of carbon dioxide produced per megawatt hour in 2005.
The state of West Virginia had the highest power sector carbon intensity in the U.S. in 2021, at 1,932 pounds of CO2 per megawatt hour.

Annual power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in pounds of CO2 per megawatt hour)

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2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

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