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


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 13.7 0.3 (s) 14.0
1961 15.1 0.1 (s) 15.3
1962 16.6 0.1 (s) 16.8
1963 18.8 0.2 (s) 19.0
1964 20.5 0.1 (s) 20.7
1965 23.6 0.2 (s) 23.7
1966 28.1 0.1 (s) 28.3
1967 30.9 0.1 (s) 31.0
1968 35.3 0.2 0.1 35.6
1969 38.6 0.5 0.3 39.4
1970 40.6 1.1 0.8 42.6
1971 41.1 1.1 0.9 43.1
1972 42.7 0.9 2.3 45.9
1973 46.2 0.4 3.1 49.8
1974 45.5 0.1 2.5 48.1
1975 41.2 (s) 0.2 41.4
1976 48.1 (s) 0.4 48.4
1977 48.2 (s) 0.5 48.7
1978 43.5 (s) 0.9 44.4
1979 49.0 (s) 0.2 49.2
1980 55.8 0.1 0.2 56.2
1981 58.0 (s) 0.2 58.3
1982 54.9 (s) 0.1 55.1
1983 51.9 (s) 0.2 52.1
1984 48.2 (s) 0.1 48.3
1985 46.6 (s) 0.2 46.8
1986 49.1 0.1 0.2 49.3
1987 41.2 0.1 0.2 41.4
1988 42.5 0.1 0.2 42.8
1989 49.8 0.1 0.2 50.1
1990 46.6 0.2 0.2 46.9
1991 47.3 0.2 0.2 47.7
1992 54.5 0.2 0.1 54.9
1993 59.0 0.2 0.2 59.3
1994 53.7 0.1 0.2 54.0
1995 56.6 0.3 0.2 57.1
1996 64.7 0.2 0.3 65.1
1997 67.2 0.3 0.2 67.7
1998 66.7 0.7 0.3 67.8
1999 66.1 0.7 0.3 67.1
2000 70.1 0.7 0.5 71.4
2001 67.4 0.9 0.4 68.7
2002 69.3 1.7 0.4 71.3
2003 69.4 0.8 0.5 70.7
2004 70.4 1.1 0.3 71.8
2005 73.8 1.5 0.2 75.4
2006 70.9 1.5 0.2 72.6
2007 76.0 2.2 0.2 78.4
2008 72.6 1.9 0.2 74.7
2009 62.1 2.1 0.2 64.4
2010 68.9 3.9 0.2 73.0
2011 57.4 4.8 0.2 62.3
2012 49.1 8.1 0.1 57.3
2013 45.1 10.8 0.2 56.0
2014 46.0 11.1 0.4 57.5
2015 37.0 14.7 0.3 52.1
2016 34.8 16.1 0.2 51.1
2017 32.0 15.3 0.2 47.5
2018 29.9 18.0 0.5 48.4
2019 29.3 16.6 0.1 46.1
2020 20.4 16.6 0.1 37.1
2021 20.2 19.7 0.2 40.1
2022 14.6 25.3 0.2 40.1
2023 14.2 21.9 0.1 36.1

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/