This statistic depicts the carbon dioxide emissions intensity of the power sector in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017. In 2017, the carbon dioxide emissions intensity reached approximately 439 grams of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour.
Power sector carbon dioxide emissions intensity in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in grams per kilowatt hour)
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Scott Institute for Energy Innovation (emissionsindex.org). (November 7, 2018). Power sector carbon dioxide emissions intensity in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in grams per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940380/carbon-dioxide-emissions-intensity-power-sector/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation (emissionsindex.org). "Power sector carbon dioxide emissions intensity in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in grams per kilowatt hour)." Chart. November 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940380/carbon-dioxide-emissions-intensity-power-sector/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation (emissionsindex.org). (2018). Power sector carbon dioxide emissions intensity in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in grams per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940380/carbon-dioxide-emissions-intensity-power-sector/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation (emissionsindex.org). "Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions Intensity in The U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in Grams per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940380/carbon-dioxide-emissions-intensity-power-sector/
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation (emissionsindex.org), Power sector carbon dioxide emissions intensity in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in grams per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940380/carbon-dioxide-emissions-intensity-power-sector/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Power sector carbon dioxide emissions intensity in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in grams per kilowatt hour) [Graph], Scott Institute for Energy Innovation (emissionsindex.org), November 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940380/carbon-dioxide-emissions-intensity-power-sector/