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


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 2.4 2.0 0.1 4.5
1961 2.8 2.0 0.1 4.9
1962 3.1 1.8 (s) 5.0
1963 3.7 1.6 (s) 5.4
1964 3.9 1.8 (s) 5.7
1965 4.4 1.7 (s) 6.2
1966 5.5 1.8 (s) 7.4
1967 6.0 1.8 (s) 7.8
1968 6.1 2.3 0.1 8.4
1969 5.9 2.5 0.1 8.5
1970 6.6 2.6 0.1 9.3
1971 6.5 3.1 0.1 9.7
1972 6.9 3.1 0.2 10.3
1973 8.8 2.7 0.4 11.9
1974 9.0 3.2 0.4 12.6
1975 10.8 2.8 0.7 14.2
1976 13.6 2.2 0.5 16.3
1977 17.0 1.8 0.3 19.1
1978 17.1 1.5 0.4 19.0
1979 18.3 1.8 0.4 20.6
1980 19.3 1.6 0.2 21.0
1981 22.5 0.7 0.1 23.3
1982 23.6 0.3 0.1 24.0
1983 22.6 0.2 0.1 22.9
1984 25.3 0.2 (s) 25.6
1985 26.5 0.2 0.1 26.8
1986 26.3 0.2 (s) 26.6
1987 26.5 0.4 (s) 27.0
1988 28.0 0.4 (s) 28.5
1989 29.4 0.7 (s) 30.1
1990 30.5 0.7 (s) 31.2
1991 29.9 0.7 (s) 30.6
1992 30.8 0.7 (s) 31.6
1993 31.3 0.7 (s) 32.0
1994 32.3 1.0 (s) 33.4
1995 31.2 1.2 (s) 32.4
1996 32.6 1.5 (s) 34.1
1997 32.8 1.4 (s) 34.3
1998 33.9 1.8 (s) 35.7
1999 33.6 2.2 (s) 35.9
2000 35.9 3.5 0.1 39.5
2001 36.9 4.7 0.1 41.7
2002 36.3 4.2 (s) 40.5
2003 36.5 4.2 (s) 40.7
2004 36.2 4.5 (s) 40.8
2005 36.0 5.0 (s) 41.1
2006 36.9 5.0 (s) 41.9
2007 36.5 6.7 (s) 43.3
2008 35.6 5.8 (s) 41.4
2009 32.5 6.2 (s) 38.7
2010 35.3 5.0 (s) 40.3
2011 34.6 4.6 (s) 39.3
2012 34.7 4.7 (s) 39.5
2013 34.0 4.9 (s) 38.9
2014 32.7 5.3 (s) 38.0
2015 31.7 5.2 (s) 36.9
2016 30.1 5.5 (s) 35.6
2017 29.6 5.5 (s) 35.1
2018 26.8 7.2 (s) 34.1
2019 25.7 7.6 (s) 33.4
2020 20.4 8.1 (s) 28.5
2021 23.9 6.6 (s) 30.5
2022 22.0 7.1 (s) 29.2
2023 19.3 7.5 0.2 27.0

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/