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CO2 emissions from US power sector rose 4 per cent in 2025
- 5 hours ago (2026-07-22)
- David Flin
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that carbon dioxide emissions from the US electric power sector rose by 4 per cent, or 58 million metric tons, in 2025, due to growth in electricity generation and coal use.
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The report said that net generation in the electric power sector rose by 3 per cent (12 TWh) in 2025. This was due to hot summer weather and growth in electricity demand from data centres and manufacturing facilities.
Coal-fired generation increased by 13 per cent, raising carbon dioxide emissions by 78 Mmt. Natural gas-fired generation fell by 4 per cent, lowering emissions by 23 Mmt. Wind and solar rose by 3 per cent and 34 per cent respectively, helping to reduce the growth in emissions.
Electricity generation from other sources was essentially flat compared with 2024.