Table 12.7b  Emissions From Energy Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output:                       Electric Power Sector, 1989-2006  (Subset of Table 12.7a)
Year	Carbon Dioxide						Sulfur Dioxide					Nitrogen Oxides
	Coal 1	Petroleum 2	Natural Gas 3	MSW 4	Geo- thermal 5	Total	Coal 1	Petroleum 2	Natural Gas 3	Other 6	Total	Coal 1	Petroleum 2	Natural Gas 3	Other 6	Total
	Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide 7						Short Tons of Sulfur Dioxide					Short Tons of Nitrogen Oxides
1989	1,501,138,438	132,213,112	168,805,027	4,319,281	359,621	1,806,835,479	15,228,722	892,732	917	7,578	16,129,949	7,777,116	270,764	430,431	27,978	8,506,289
1990	1,514,802,553	100,783,478	176,345,498	5,734,346	380,157	1,798,046,032	14,965,090	692,365	936	14,002	15,672,392	7,582,107	193,353	430,357	39,666	8,245,479
1991	1,515,187,174	94,201,230	179,638,707	7,130,736	393,614	1,796,551,461	14,980,662	684,311	962	16,329	15,682,262	7,590,049	181,799	423,040	46,250	8,241,138
1992	1,537,071,241	78,365,651	186,791,509	8,386,904	396,353	1,811,011,658	14,742,962	616,052	1,006	13,274	15,373,294	7,439,689	141,454	395,459	50,829	8,027,431
1993	1,605,411,033	89,512,260	187,349,743	8,489,583	410,880	1,891,173,499	14,476,176	810,318	1,017	14,380	15,301,891	7,711,965	157,488	393,003	53,776	8,316,230
1994	1,613,315,719	84,167,074	210,098,475	9,216,613	379,790	1,917,177,671	13,994,095	733,274	1,151	12,198	14,740,717	7,470,080	141,305	430,242	52,278	8,093,903
1995	1,635,372,599	60,452,960	227,531,272	9,907,930	325,808	1,933,590,569	11,377,075	527,185	1,261	11,277	11,916,796	7,500,538	103,994	508,452	53,826	8,166,811
1996	1,725,335,784	65,455,738	204,223,566	9,827,086	356,091	2,005,198,265	12,266,209	601,398	2,306	11,237	12,881,149	5,784,074	130,957	423,092	55,752	6,393,875
1997	1,771,311,535	74,367,935	219,073,049	10,226,886	370,359	2,075,349,764	12,874,093	691,801	1,819	14,199	13,581,912	5,795,597	141,187	429,463	65,825	6,432,071
1998	1,801,301,907	104,581,709	248,586,718	10,062,226	371,576	2,164,904,136	12,160,978	925,677	1,933	10,868	13,099,455	5,560,626	219,813	502,673	68,488	6,351,600
1999	1,807,766,088	96,955,771	261,143,162	10,164,525	377,111	2,176,406,657	11,843,788	831,762	7,124	9,735	12,692,408	5,067,372	198,416	491,475	59,382	5,816,644
2000	1,897,722,682	91,337,874	281,618,333	10,042,851	358,450	2,281,080,190	10,770,309	695,736	3,029	6,533	11,475,608	4,724,361	167,215	482,813	59,594	5,433,983
2001	1,837,762,653	101,873,928	289,645,953	10,787,476	349,476	2,240,419,461	10,230,111	830,983	2,043	5,417	11,068,594	4,274,279	279,249	468,698	105,845	5,128,093
2002	1,853,682,738	78,039,978	305,917,339	12,622,003	368,575	2,250,630,636	10,037,109	605,686	1,800	16,531	10,661,165	4,202,875	206,131	468,088	114,607	4,991,709
2003	1,891,549,393	97,236,481	277,903,494	11,328,503	366,869	2,278,384,728	10,201,545	638,527	1,789	14,571	10,856,506	3,853,177	228,192	310,744	107,941	4,500,069
2004	1,903,701,883	99,246,216	296,215,910	11,053,019	376,708	2,310,593,736	9,910,865	543,837	1,892	9,680	10,466,321	3,508,128	212,249	265,959	111,419	4,097,788
2005	1,944,227,291	101,520,890	318,942,166	11,135,337	373,675	2,376,199,356	9,999,232	507,961	1,946	10,612	10,519,807	3,363,064	207,860	267,732	113,407	3,952,049
2006	1,918,413,486	54,819,551	337,859,309	11,413,553	370,528	2,322,876,416	9,276,833	290,720	1,890	9,063	9,578,547	3,198,653	149,055	253,484	117,729	3,718,950
1Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal. 6Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels; wood and wood-derived fuels; municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, tires, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass; and chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, sulfur, and tar coal. 2Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum, and waste oil. 7Metric tons of carbon dioxide can be converted to metric tons of carbon equivalent by multiplying by 12/44. 3Natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels. Notes:  ·  Data are for emissions from energy consumption for electricity generation and useful thermal output.  ·  The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.  ·  See Table 12.7c for commercial and industrial CHP and electricity-only data.  ·  See Note 2, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 8.  ·  See "Useful Thermal Output" in Glossary.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. 4Municipal solid waste (only the estimated plastics portion of municipal solid waste is included) and tire-derived fuel. Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelelectric.html. 5Carbon dioxide in geothermal steam. Sources:  Carbon Dioxide:  ·  1989-1997—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report." ·  1998-2000—EIA, Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator Report—Nonutility."  ·  2001-2003—EIA, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report."  ·  2004 forward—EIA, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report," and Form EIA-920,"Combined Heat and Power Plant Report."  Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides:  EIA, Form EIA-767, "Steam-Electric Plant Operation and Design Report."  Data were adjusted by the Environmental Protection Agency's Continuous Emission Monitoring System.