The carbon intensity of the U.S. power sector was 760 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour of electricity (lb/CO₂/MWh) in 2023. This was a reduction of 42.5 percent when compared to 2005 levels. The state of West Virginia had the highest power sector carbon intensity in the U.S. in 2023.
Annual power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2001 to 2023
(in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour)
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Carbon intensity in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour
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Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. (June 28, 2024). Annual power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247991/annual-power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. "Annual power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247991/annual-power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. (2024). Annual power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247991/annual-power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. "Annual Power Sector Carbon Intensity in The United States from 2001 to 2023 (in Pounds of Co₂ per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247991/annual-power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Annual power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247991/annual-power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Annual power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour) [Graph], Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247991/annual-power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states/
