For the purposes of this factsheet, the electric power industry includes investor-owned electric companies, public power utilities, electric cooperatives, and federal utilities. The term ‘electric companies’ encompass all of these industry segments.
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COâ‚‚ emissions avoided due to electric efficiency 2008-2022
Energy efficiency programs avoided the generation of *** million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCOâ‚‚) in the United States electric power industry in 2022. Energy efficiency programs in the U.S. have avoided more than *** GtCOâ‚‚ since 2015.
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Edison Foundation. (March 12, 2024). Avoided carbon dioxide emissions from energy efficiency in the electric power industry in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/564772/carbon-dioxide-emissions-saved-due-to-electric-efficiency-in-the-us/
Edison Foundation. "Avoided carbon dioxide emissions from energy efficiency in the electric power industry in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 12, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/564772/carbon-dioxide-emissions-saved-due-to-electric-efficiency-in-the-us/
Edison Foundation. (2024). Avoided carbon dioxide emissions from energy efficiency in the electric power industry in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in million metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/564772/carbon-dioxide-emissions-saved-due-to-electric-efficiency-in-the-us/
Edison Foundation. "Avoided Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Efficiency in The Electric Power Industry in The United States from 2008 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Mar 2024, /statistics/564772/carbon-dioxide-emissions-saved-due-to-electric-efficiency-in-the-us/
Edison Foundation, Avoided carbon dioxide emissions from energy efficiency in the electric power industry in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in million metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/564772/carbon-dioxide-emissions-saved-due-to-electric-efficiency-in-the-us/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Avoided carbon dioxide emissions from energy efficiency in the electric power industry in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Edison Foundation, March 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/564772/carbon-dioxide-emissions-saved-due-to-electric-efficiency-in-the-us/
