The carbon intensity of the U.S. power sector was 718 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour of electricity (lb/CO₂/MWh) in Q1 2024. This represented a reduction of 33 percent when compared to Q1 2015 levels, and 46 percent when compared to CO₂ intensity in Q1 2005.
Quarterly power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2005 to 2024
(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). Quarterly power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490974/power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states-by-quarter/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. "Quarterly power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490974/power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states-by-quarter/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. (2024). Quarterly power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490974/power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states-by-quarter/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. "Quarterly Power Sector Carbon Intensity in The United States from 2005 to 2024 (in Pounds of Co₂ per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490974/power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states-by-quarter/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Quarterly power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490974/power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states-by-quarter/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Quarterly power sector carbon intensity in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in pounds of CO₂ per megawatt hour) [Graph], Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490974/power-sector-carbon-intensity-united-states-by-quarter/
