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


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 4.1 1.3 (s) 5.4
1961 4.8 1.2 (s) 6.0
1962 5.4 1.2 (s) 6.6
1963 6.2 1.2 (s) 7.4
1964 5.8 1.0 (s) 6.8
1965 6.6 1.0 (s) 7.7
1966 7.7 1.0 0.1 8.7
1967 8.6 0.8 0.1 9.6
1968 8.2 1.6 0.3 10.1
1969 8.5 1.6 0.7 10.8
1970 8.6 2.5 1.3 12.3
1971 10.5 2.2 0.7 13.4
1972 13.2 1.3 1.0 15.6
1973 12.7 1.4 2.1 16.3
1974 11.2 1.2 2.6 15.0
1975 10.1 0.8 2.1 13.0
1976 12.9 0.2 2.1 15.2
1977 14.7 0.1 3.1 17.9
1978 14.9 0.3 3.0 18.3
1979 16.1 0.3 1.8 18.2
1980 18.7 0.3 1.2 20.3
1981 20.3 0.3 1.0 21.6
1982 20.2 (s) 0.2 20.5
1983 16.7 0.1 0.1 16.8
1984 17.7 (s) 0.1 17.8
1985 18.9 (s) 0.1 19.0
1986 18.7 0.1 0.1 18.9
1987 21.7 (s) (s) 21.8
1988 22.2 0.1 0.1 22.4
1989 22.8 0.1 0.1 23.1
1990 22.0 0.4 0.1 22.4
1991 22.3 0.5 0.1 22.9
1992 22.2 0.1 0.1 22.3
1993 25.3 0.1 0.1 25.5
1994 25.7 0.2 0.1 26.0
1995 24.6 0.4 0.1 25.1
1996 28.7 0.1 0.1 28.9
1997 29.5 0.1 0.2 29.9
1998 30.8 0.5 0.4 31.6
1999 33.3 0.6 0.4 34.2
2000 36.4 0.5 0.3 37.2
2001 34.4 0.6 0.2 35.2
2002 33.8 2.0 0.2 36.0
2003 35.2 0.7 0.3 36.2
2004 37.0 1.7 0.7 39.4
2005 37.5 2.5 0.4 40.4
2006 37.5 2.8 0.1 40.4
2007 39.2 2.8 0.2 42.2
2008 39.7 2.5 0.1 42.3
2009 33.3 4.1 0.5 37.8
2010 36.4 4.8 0.1 41.3
2011 32.8 5.5 0.1 38.3
2012 27.3 6.3 0.1 33.7
2013 23.3 5.1 0.1 28.5
2014 27.8 4.7 0.2 32.8
2015 22.0 7.4 0.1 29.5
2016 20.4 7.3 0.1 27.7
2017 17.8 7.4 0.1 25.2
2018 19.1 9.4 0.2 28.8
2019 15.0 9.9 0.1 25.0
2020 12.8 10.0 0.1 22.8
2021 15.3 9.7 0.1 25.0
2022 14.2 10.3 0.1 24.7
2023 15.4 10.0 0.1 25.4

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/