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U.S. power plants' GHG emissions 2011-2016

Amount of greenhouse gas emissions released by power plants in the U.S. from 2011 to 2016 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

The data shows the amount of direct greenhouse gas emissions released by power plant facilities in the U.S. from 2011 to 2016. In 2016, power plants facilities emitted some 1.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.

2011 2221.7
2012 2088.9
2013 2104.1
2014 2100.1
2015 1970.7
2016 1876.3