This statistic displays the volume of carbon dioxide emissions emitted as a result of energy consumption at conventional power plants and combined-heat-and-power plants in the United States, from 2004 to 2018. In 2018, these plants emitted about 1.87 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power/combined-heat-and-power plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2018
(in million metric tons)
Figures are assembled from several annual reports.
Figures are rounded.
The emissions data presented include total emissions from both electricity generation and the production of useful thermal output.
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EIA. (December 9, 2019). Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power/combined-heat-and-power plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. "Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power/combined-heat-and-power plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2018 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. (2019). Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power/combined-heat-and-power plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2018 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Consumption at Conventional Power/Combined-heat-and-power Plants in The U.S. from 2004 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA, Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power/combined-heat-and-power plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2018 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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