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


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 27.8 0.4 (s) 28.1
1961 25.7 0.4 26.1
1962 25.3 0.4 (s) 25.7
1963 28.7 0.3 (s) 28.9
1964 24.3 0.4 (s) 24.8
1965 23.9 0.9 24.8
1966 25.6 1.3 26.9
1967 24.9 1.4 26.3
1968 32.7 1.2 33.9
1969 33.7 1.0 34.7
1970 31.6 0.9 32.6
1971 29.5 1.0 (s) 30.5
1972 36.2 0.9 0.1 37.2
1973 44.2 0.7 0.1 45.0
1974 38.6 0.1 38.7
1975 39.4 0.6 40.0
1976 47.7 (s) 1.1 48.8
1977 45.8 1.6 47.4
1978 46.4 2.2 48.6
1979 44.1 0.3 44.4
1980 47.9 0.1 0.2 48.2
1981 45.3 (s) 0.1 45.4
1982 37.1 0.1 37.3
1983 41.8 (s) 0.1 42.0
1984 42.9 0.1 43.0
1985 46.9 0.1 47.0
1986 47.7 0.1 47.8
1987 47.2 0.1 47.3
1988 48.1 (s) 0.2 48.3
1989 43.9 (s) 0.2 44.0
1990 47.4 (s) 0.1 47.5
1991 44.5 (s) 0.1 44.7
1992 47.0 (s) 0.1 47.1
1993 55.4 0.1 0.2 55.7
1994 49.1 0.1 0.2 49.4
1995 54.2 0.1 0.2 54.5
1996 52.9 (s) 0.2 53.1
1997 55.8 0.1 0.2 56.0
1998 53.7 0.3 0.6 54.7
1999 53.6 0.3 0.4 54.4
2000 58.6 0.3 0.5 59.3
2001 56.4 0.1 0.4 56.9
2002 54.2 0.1 0.2 54.5
2003 50.8 0.3 0.4 51.4
2004 53.8 0.1 0.1 54.0
2005 55.0 0.3 0.2 55.5
2006 57.1 0.4 0.1 57.5
2007 56.6 0.4 0.1 57.2
2008 53.9 0.2 0.2 54.3
2009 39.1 0.2 0.1 39.4
2010 42.4 1.2 0.2 43.8
2011 39.4 1.4 0.2 41.0
2012 34.2 3.4 0.1 37.7
2013 31.9 2.0 0.1 33.9
2014 34.9 2.4 0.2 37.5
2015 30.1 3.7 0.1 33.9
2016 31.5 4.7 0.1 36.2
2017 28.2 4.0 0.1 32.3
2018 20.6 5.5 0.1 26.1
2019 17.6 6.3 0.1 24.0
2020 14.1 5.6 0.1 19.7
2021 18.7 5.2 0.1 24.0
2022 17.0 6.5 0.2 23.7
2023 16.6 5.5 0.1 22.2

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/