Deck:
Monthly Summary Report: Feb. 2018
Author Bio:
Steve Mitnick is Editor-in-Chief of Public Utilities Fortnightly and author of the book “Lines Down: How We Pay, Use, Value Grid Electricity Amid the Storm.”
Power Became Much Cleaner In Last Eight Years
In Quadrillion Btu (See Figure 1)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Electric Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Second Place to Transportation
In Million Metric Tons Carbon Dioxide (See Figure 2)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
Electric Heating Growing to Forty Percent
In Percent of Occupied Housing Units With Electricity for House Heating Fuel (See Figure 3)
Grid Carbon Dioxide Emissions Historically Low
In Pounds Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Kilowatt-Hour (See Figure 4)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
