Carbon dioxide emissions (CO₂) from the electric power industry in the United States decreased by an estimated 16 percent between 1990 and 2022. power sector CO₂ emissions in Texas have decreased by less than one percent since 1990, with the southern state the biggest carbon polluter in the U.S. power sector by far.
Percent change in electric power industry carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by state
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Electric power sector: An energy-consuming sector that consists of electricity only and combined heat and power (CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public--i.e., North American Industry Classification System 22 plants
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EIA, & Statista. (September 28, 2023). Percent change in electric power industry carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247403/electric-power-industry-emissions-change-united-states-by-state/
EIA, und Statista. "Percent change in electric power industry carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by state." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247403/electric-power-industry-emissions-change-united-states-by-state/
EIA, Statista. (2023). Percent change in electric power industry carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247403/electric-power-industry-emissions-change-united-states-by-state/
EIA, and Statista. "Percent Change in Electric Power Industry Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The United States from 1990 to 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247403/electric-power-industry-emissions-change-united-states-by-state/
EIA & Statista, Percent change in electric power industry carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247403/electric-power-industry-emissions-change-united-states-by-state/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percent change in electric power industry carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by state [Graph], EIA, & Statista, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247403/electric-power-industry-emissions-change-united-states-by-state/
