The data shows the volume of carbon dioxide emissions emitted as a result of energy consumption at conventional power plants and combined-heat-and-power plants in the U.S., from 2004 to 2016. In 2016, these plants emitted about 1.93 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide.
2004 | 2486.98 |
2005 | 2543.84 |
2006 | 2488.92 |
2007 | 2547.03 |
2008 | 2484.01 |
2009 | 2269.51 |
2010 | 2388.6 |
2011 | 2287.07 |
2012 | 2156.88 |
2013 | 2173.81 |
2014 | 2168.28 |
2015 | 2031.45 |
2016 | 1928.4 |