Approximately 773,000 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) were emitted by electric utilities in the United States in 2023. This was a decrease of over 10 percent from the previous year, and a decrease of almost 90 percent relative to 1990 levels.
Annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 1970 to 2023
(in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (February 9, 2024). Annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/504380/volume-of-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-electric-utilities-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. February 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504380/volume-of-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-electric-utilities-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). Annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504380/volume-of-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-electric-utilities-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual Nitrogen Oxides (Nox) Emissions from Electric Utilities in The United States from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504380/volume-of-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-electric-utilities-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504380/volume-of-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-electric-utilities-us/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, February 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/504380/volume-of-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-electric-utilities-us/