The electric power industry in the United States released 1.58 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) into the atmosphere in 2022 – a decrease of 0.4 percent from the previous year. Since 2005, the U.S. electric power industry has slashed its emissions by more 36 percent.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 11, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power industry in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1319862/us-electricity-generation-ghg-emissions/
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power industry in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1319862/us-electricity-generation-ghg-emissions/
