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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Electric power industry COâ‚‚ emissions change in the U.S. 1990-2023, by state
Carbon dioxide emissions (COâ‚‚) from the electric power industry in the United States decreased by an estimated ** percent between 1990 and 2023. Power sector COâ‚‚ emissions in Texas have decreased by less than *** percent since 1990, with the southern state the biggest carbon polluter in the U.S. power sector by far.
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