Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program
Average Electricity Factors by State and Region (Updated April 2002) |
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Note: Reporters should use these state- and regional-level factors only if utility-specific or power pool-specific emission factors are not available.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Updated State-and Regional-level Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors for Electricity (March 2002), http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oiaf/1605/cdrom/pdf/e-supdoc.pdf.
| Region/State |
CO2 Emission Factors |
CH4 |
N2O |
| lbs/kWh |
short tons/MWh |
metric tons/MWh |
lbs/MWh |
lbs/MWh |
| New England |
0.98 |
0.491 |
0.446 |
0.0207 |
0.0146 |
| Connecticut |
0.94 |
0.471 |
0.427 |
0.0174 |
0.0120 |
| Maine |
0.85 |
0.426 |
0.386 |
0.0565 |
0.0270 |
| Massachusetts |
1.28 |
0.639 |
0.579 |
0.0174 |
0.0159 |
| New Hampshire |
0.68 |
0.341 |
0.310 |
0.0172 |
0.0141 |
| Rhode Island |
1.05 |
0.526 |
0.477 |
0.0068 |
0.0047 |
| Vermont |
0.03 |
0.014 |
0.013 |
0.0096 |
0.0039 |
| Mid Atlantic |
1.04 |
0.520 |
0.471 |
0.0093 |
0.0145 |
| New Jersey |
0.71 |
0.353 |
0.320 |
0.0077 |
0.0079 |
| New York |
0.86 |
0.429 |
0.389 |
0.0081 |
0.0089 |
| Pennsylvania |
1.26 |
0.632 |
0.574 |
0.0107 |
0.0203 |
| East-North Central |
1.63 |
0.815 |
0.740 |
0.0123 |
0.0257 |
| Illinois |
1.16 |
0.582 |
0.528 |
0.0082 |
0.0180 |
| Indiana |
2.08 |
1.038 |
0.942 |
0.0143 |
0.0323 |
| Michigan |
1.58 |
0.790 |
0.717 |
0.0146 |
0.0250 |
| Ohio |
1.80 |
0.900 |
0.817 |
0.0130 |
0.0288 |
| Wisconsin |
1.64 |
0.821 |
0.745 |
0.0138 |
0.0260 |
| West-North Central |
1.73 |
0.864 |
0.784 |
0.0127 |
0.0269 |
| Iowa |
1.88 |
0.941 |
0.854 |
0.0138 |
0.0298 |
| Kansas |
1.68 |
0.842 |
0.764 |
0.0112 |
0.0254 |
| Minnesota |
1.52 |
0.762 |
0.691 |
0.0157 |
0.0247 |
| Missouri |
1.84 |
0.920 |
0.835 |
0.0126 |
0.0288 |
| Nebraska |
1.40 |
0.700 |
0.635 |
0.0095 |
0.0219 |
| North Dakota |
2.24 |
1.121 |
1.017 |
0.0147 |
0.0339 |
| South Dakota |
0.80 |
0.399 |
0.362 |
0.0053 |
0.0121 |
| South Atlantic |
1.35 |
0.674 |
0.612 |
0.0127 |
0.0207 |
| Delaware |
1.83 |
0.915 |
0.830 |
0.0123 |
0.0227 |
| Florida |
1.39 |
0.697 |
0.632 |
0.0150 |
0.0180 |
| Georgia |
1.37 |
0.683 |
0.619 |
0.0129 |
0.0226 |
| Maryland (*) |
1.37 |
0.683 |
0.620 |
0.0118 |
0.0206 |
| North Carolina |
1.24 |
0.621 |
0.563 |
0.0105 |
0.0203 |
| South Carolina |
0.83 |
0.417 |
0.378 |
0.0091 |
0.0145 |
| Virginia |
1.16 |
0.582 |
0.528 |
0.0137 |
0.0192 |
| West Virginia |
1.98 |
0.988 |
0.897 |
0.0137 |
0.0316 |
| East-South Central |
1.49 |
0.746 |
0.677 |
0.0128 |
0.0240 |
| Alabama |
1.31 |
0.656 |
0.595 |
0.0137 |
0.0223 |
| Kentucky |
2.01 |
1.004 |
0.911 |
0.0140 |
0.0321 |
| Mississippi |
1.29 |
0.647 |
0.587 |
0.0132 |
0.0165 |
| Tennessee |
1.30 |
0.648 |
0.588 |
0.0105 |
0.0212 |
| West-South Central |
1.43 |
0.714 |
0.648 |
0.0087 |
0.0153 |
| Arkansas |
1.29 |
0.643 |
0.584 |
0.0125 |
0.0203 |
| Louisiana |
1.18 |
0.589 |
0.534 |
0.0094 |
0.0112 |
| Oklahoma |
1.72 |
0.861 |
0.781 |
0.0110 |
0.0223 |
| Texas |
1.46 |
0.732 |
0.664 |
0.0077 |
0.0146 |
| Mountain |
1.56 |
0.781 |
0.709 |
0.0108 |
0.0236 |
| Arizona |
1.05 |
0.525 |
0.476 |
0.0068 |
0.0154 |
| Colorado |
1.93 |
0.963 |
0.873 |
0.0127 |
0.0289 |
| Idaho |
0.03 |
0.014 |
0.013 |
0.0080 |
0.0033 |
| Montana |
1.43 |
0.717 |
0.650 |
0.0108 |
0.0227 |
| Nevada |
1.52 |
0.759 |
0.688 |
0.0090 |
0.0195 |
| New Mexico |
2.02 |
1.009 |
0.915 |
0.0131 |
0.0296 |
| Utah |
1.93 |
0.967 |
0.878 |
0.0134 |
0.0308 |
| Wyoming |
2.15 |
1.073 |
0.973 |
0.0147 |
0.0338 |
| Pacific Contiguous |
0.45 |
0.224 |
0.203 |
0.0053 |
0.0037 |
| California |
0.61 |
0.303 |
0.275 |
0.0067 |
0.0037 |
| Oregon |
0.28 |
0.141 |
0.127 |
0.0033 |
0.0034 |
| Washington |
0.25 |
0.123 |
0.111 |
0.0037 |
0.0040 |
| Pacific Non-contiguous |
1.56 |
0.780 |
0.707 |
0.0161 |
0.0149 |
| Alaska |
1.38 |
0.690 |
0.626 |
0.0068 |
0.0089 |
| Hawaii |
1.66 |
0.831 |
0.754 |
0.0214 |
0.0183 |
| U.S. Average |
1.34 |
0.668 |
0.606 |
0.0111 |
0.0192 |
* Includes the District of Columbia
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