Percentage of Power Sector GHG Emissions by U.S. State
The emissions landscape within states can be diverse. This graph shows the percentage of state GHG emissions that come from the power sector (in blue). Emissions contributions from the power sector vary from nearly 60 percent for Wyoming to less than 2 percent in Idaho and Vermont, which generate most their electricity from hydro and nuclear power plants, respectively.
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