Power plant sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions in the U.S. 2022-2023, by facility

Published by Ian Tiseo, Mar 15, 2024

The Labadie Power Station in Missouri was the U.S. power sector's worst sulfur dioxide (SO₂) polluter in 2023, with emissions of 44,266 tons. Nevertheless, SO₂ emissions at the coal-fired power station decreased by roughly 11 percent year-on-year. Labadie was also the second-biggest carbon dioxide emitter in the U.S. power sector in 2023, behind the James H. Miller Jr. Power Station in Alabama. 

Largest sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from power plants in the United States from 2022 to 2023 (in tons)

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February 2024

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2022 to 2023

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Data correct as of February 5, 2024

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