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


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 16.3 0.1 (s) 16.4
1961 16.5 0.1 (s) 16.6
1962 16.7 0.1 (s) 16.8
1963 21.8 0.1 (s) 21.8
1964 25.2 0.1 (s) 25.3
1965 26.6 (s) (s) 26.6
1966 27.3 0.1 (s) 27.3
1967 28.6 (s) (s) 28.7
1968 30.1 (s) (s) 30.1
1969 32.9 0.4 (s) 33.3
1970 38.9 0.5 0.1 39.4
1971 42.2 0.5 0.1 42.8
1972 45.9 0.5 0.2 46.6
1973 46.2 0.4 0.1 46.7
1974 47.2 0.3 0.1 47.6
1975 45.7 (s) 0.1 45.8
1976 52.3 (s) 0.1 52.4
1977 51.7 (s) 0.1 51.9
1978 51.3 0.1 0.1 51.5
1979 49.7 0.1 0.1 49.8
1980 53.1 0.1 0.1 53.3
1981 56.4 0.1 0.1 56.7
1982 53.0 0.1 0.1 53.2
1983 53.0 0.1 0.1 53.1
1984 54.4 0.1 0.1 54.6
1985 58.7 0.1 0.1 58.8
1986 62.6 (s) 0.1 62.7
1987 62.5 (s) 0.1 62.6
1988 69.8 (s) 0.1 69.9
1989 63.9 (s) 0.1 64.0
1990 67.8 (s) 0.1 67.9
1991 69.0 (s) 0.1 69.1
1992 70.1 (s) 0.1 70.2
1993 78.2 (s) 0.1 78.3
1994 76.5 (s) 0.1 76.7
1995 79.1 (s) 0.1 79.2
1996 81.3 0.1 0.1 81.5
1997 84.2 0.1 0.1 84.5
1998 83.9 0.3 0.6 84.8
1999 87.1 0.3 0.1 87.5
2000 88.9 0.2 0.1 89.2
2001 90.0 0.2 0.1 90.3
2002 84.9 0.7 4.4 90.0
2003 84.4 0.2 3.7 88.3
2004 85.6 0.3 4.3 90.1
2005 88.1 0.9 4.3 93.3
2006 91.5 0.7 3.9 96.1
2007 91.0 1.1 3.2 95.3
2008 92.2 0.5 3.3 96.0
2009 85.2 0.5 2.3 88.0
2010 91.5 1.0 2.5 95.1
2011 91.9 0.8 1.9 94.6
2012 84.1 1.7 1.7 87.4
2013 84.7 0.8 1.6 87.0
2014 84.6 1.5 1.3 87.4
2015 73.6 2.8 1.2 77.6
2016 68.4 3.6 1.4 73.4
2017 59.0 4.5 0.6 64.1
2018 60.8 6.2 0.1 67.1
2019 53.2 6.2 0.1 59.5
2020 44.7 5.7 0.1 50.5
2021 50.9 6.0 0.1 56.9
2022 48.1 7.5 0.1 55.7
2023 44.5 6.1 0.1 50.7

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/