FirstEnergy had a carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission rate of 2,163 pounds per megawatt hour of electricity generated (lb/MWh) in 2021. This was the highest CO₂ emission rate among the top privately/investor-owned power producers in the United States that year. Vistra Energy, which is the biggest CO₂ emitting power producer in the U.S., had a CO₂ emission rate of 1,276 lb/MWh.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission rate of leading privately/investor owned power producers in the United States in 2021
(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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Various sources (Environmental Resources Management), Environmental Resources Management. (2023). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission rate of leading privately/investor owned power producers in the United States in 2021 (in pounds per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133209/power-producer-carbon-dioxide-emission-rate-ranking-united-states/
Various sources (Environmental Resources Management), and Environmental Resources Management. "Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emission Rate of Leading Privately/Investor Owned Power Producers in The United States in 2021 (in Pounds per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133209/power-producer-carbon-dioxide-emission-rate-ranking-united-states/
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