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Table CO2.T6. Electric power sector CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, 1960-2023, California (million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))
Table CO2.T6. Electric power sector CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, 1960-2023, California
(million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 17.7 11.3 29.1
1961 21.8 11.0 32.8
1962 21.8 8.1 29.9
1963 24.4 7.4 31.8
1964 29.5 8.1 37.6
1965 28.0 7.9 35.9
1966 33.9 9.2 43.1
1967 33.0 8.6 41.5
1968 38.8 9.0 47.8
1969 33.4 9.3 42.8
1970 35.6 10.2 45.8
1971 31.5 16.1 47.5
1972 34.1 19.9 54.0
1973 25.6 36.1 61.7
1974 16.6 30.7 47.3
1975 15.5 37.1 52.6
1976 16.6 46.0 62.6
1977 20.2 59.8 80.0
1978 17.0 47.6 64.6
1979 24.9 47.6 72.5
1980 28.9 30.7 59.6
1981 36.7 21.7 58.3
1982 29.8 7.6 37.4
1983 25.8 5.3 31.1
1984 31.9 2.2 34.1
1985 37.1 2.3 39.4
1986 24.6 2.7 27.3
1987 35.4 1.7 37.1
1988 30.4 6.0 36.3
1989 0.8 35.8 7.3 43.9
1990 1.8 34.4 4.0 40.2
1991 2.4 34.3 1.3 38.0
1992 2.5 41.8 1.2 45.5
1993 2.6 36.8 2.5 41.9
1994 2.5 44.3 2.6 49.4
1995 2.2 32.9 2.0 37.1
1996 1.9 28.6 2.3 32.8
1997 1.7 32.3 1.8 35.8
1998 1.9 35.2 2.2 39.3
1999 2.1 39.2 2.0 43.3
2000 2.1 48.3 2.5 52.9
2001 2.0 53.0 2.8 57.8
2002 2.2 39.4 2.2 43.7
2003 2.1 38.3 2.3 42.7
2004 2.2 42.1 2.1 46.4
2005 2.0 37.6 2.4 41.9
2006 2.1 42.2 2.2 46.5
2007 2.2 45.6 2.2 50.0
2008 2.3 46.8 1.9 50.9
2009 2.0 44.1 1.8 47.9
2010 2.1 40.1 1.3 43.5
2011 1.9 33.5 1.1 36.4
2012 1.3 46.5 0.2 48.0
2013 0.6 45.0 0.1 45.7
2014 0.7 45.5 0.1 46.2
2015 44.1 (s) 44.1
2016 36.4 (s) 36.5
2017 32.9 (s) 32.9
2018 33.6 (s) 33.6
2019 31.1 (s) 31.1
2020 33.6 (s) 33.6
2021 35.3 (s) 35.3
2022 35.3 (s) 35.4
2023 34.6 (s) 34.7

Footnotes:

a Excludes supplemental gaseous fuels.

b Excludes biofuels.

— = No consumption. Where shown, R = Revised data and (s) = Value less than 0.05.

Notes: · Data are carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions estimates from fossil fuels primary energy consumption, excluding renewable energy. The state data do not account for interstate flow of electricity and represent CO2 emissions in the state where fossil fuels are burned to generate electricity, although the electricity might be sold to ultimate customers in other states and sectors. · Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. · The electric power sector consists of electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. · The continuity of these data series estimates may be affected by changing data sources and estimation methodologies. See the technical notes for each type of energy.

Web page: All data are available at https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.php.

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System. See technical notes. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/