Power plant emissions by state
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The table below presents information about power plant emissions by state in 2012. This information comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[1][2][3]
| Power plant emissions by state (in metric tons, 2012) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Carbon dioxide emissions | Sulfur dioxide emissions | Nitrogen oxide emissions |
| Alabama | 69,106,650 | 147,865 | 51,222 |
| Alaska | 4,304,761 | 2,704 | 17,008 |
| Arizona | 52,349,639 | 19,419 | 45,718 |
| Arkansas | 36,233,904 | 83,857 | 38,243 |
| California | 59,369,012 | 5,505 | 83,968 |
| Colorado | 39,925,777 | 38,869 | 44,994 |
| Connecticut | 8,987,089 | 7,257 | 11,750 |
| Delaware | 4,981,052 | 2,427 | 2,840 |
| Florida | 111,236,493 | 101,213 | 83,920 |
| Georgia | 59,035,062 | 148,902 | 50,103 |
| Hawaii | 7,624,794 | 14,583 | 18,927 |
| Idaho | 1,171,935 | 5,288 | 4,348 |
| Illinois | 94,410,749 | 172,478 | 60,950 |
| Indiana | 99,773,102 | 259,601 | 107,337 |
| Iowa | 41,266,985 | 95,888 | 41,639 |
| Kansas | 31,692,844 | 29,889 | 32,565 |
| Kentucky | 85,682,772 | 171,011 | 74,928 |
| Louisiana | 60,182,144 | 107,877 | 74,954 |
| Maine | 3,722,435 | 8,231 | 6,618 |
| Maryland | 20,696,656 | 40,462 | 21,748 |
| Massachusetts | 14,346,389 | 14,894 | 13,873 |
| Michigan | 67,876,595 | 214,979 | 80,818 |
| Minnesota | 28,493,816 | 33,235 | 35,837 |
| Mississippi | 24,284,840 | 42,940 | 23,460 |
| Missouri | 75,544,686 | 135,891 | 66,433 |
| Montana | 16,024,096 | 14,977 | 16,029 |
| Nebraska | 26,467,486 | 57,785 | 28,760 |
| Nevada | 14,929,193 | 4,264 | 12,002 |
| New Hampshire | 4,294,558 | 2,054 | 3,978 |
| New Jersey | 16,120,331 | 3,902 | 13,599 |
| New Mexico | 29,162,551 | 15,023 | 55,454 |
| New York | 35,668,748 | 30,818 | 40,269 |
| North Carolina | 57,923,827 | 73,568 | 53,192 |
| North Dakota | 30,934,049 | 79,101 | 45,950 |
| Ohio | 95,522,904 | 354,795 | 90,986 |
| Oklahoma | 49,186,422 | 74,390 | 63,455 |
| Oregon | 7,365,189 | 13,462 | 8,754 |
| Pennsylvania | 109,996,697 | 240,386 | 132,776 |
| Rhode Island | 3,403,402 | 28 | 2,277 |
| South Carolina | 34,237,555 | 64,666 | 22,267 |
| South Dakota | 3,268,899 | 11,634 | 10,613 |
| Tennessee | 41,740,957 | 88,296 | 25,299 |
| Texas | 253,689,271 | 349,801 | 193,567 |
| Utah | 32,484,028 | 20,027 | 49,172 |
| Vermont | 12,292 | 47 | 610 |
| Virginia | 29,223,189 | 55,685 | 35,778 |
| Washington | 6,989,976 | 20,084 | 11,897 |
| West Virginia | 67,203,074 | 82,753 | 48,157 |
| Wisconsin | 41,196,428 | 97,602 | 39,312 |
| Wyoming | 47,463,359 | 43,557 | 49,167 |
| United States total | 2,156,808,662 | 3,703,970 | 2,147,521 |
| Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Profile and Energy Estimates" | |||
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