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Colorado's Carbon Footprint Score: #24


Colorado's Carbon Emissions Score: #23

Colorado Energy Consumption Snapshot
Colorado's Coal Emissions Score


Colorado's Petroleum Emissions Score


Colorado's Natural Gas Emissions Score

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Colorado's Carbon Footprint


Colorado Electricity Industry Summary Statistics (2005)
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Colorado Electricity Industry Summary \| Commercial Energy Statistics \| Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics \| Residential Energy Statistics \| Colorado Transportation Energy Statistics \| Pollution Summary \| Carbon Footprint Colorado has a per capita Carbon Score of 24. Colorado has the 24th highest resident population. Each Colorado resident, per population average, produces approximately 21 Tons of Carbon Dioxide each year. Colorado has a total Carbon output state rank of #23, and is the #23rd highest Carbon Dioxide polluting state in the United States. Colorado has substantial conventional fossil fuel and renewable energy resources. The State contains several fossil fuel-rich basins, including the Sand Walsh, Piceance, Paradox, and San Juan basins in the west, and the Denver and Raton basins in the east. Seven of the Nation's 100 largest natural gas fields and two of its 100 largest oil fields are found in Colorado. Substantial deposits of bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite coal are also found in the State. Colorado's high Rocky Mountain ridges offer wind power potential, and geologic activity in the mountain areas provides potential for geothermal power development. Major rivers flowing from the Rocky Mountains offer hydroelectric power resources. Corn grown in the flat eastern part of the State offers potential resources for ethanol production. The Colorado economy is not energy intensive. The transportation and residential sectors are the leading energy-consuming sectors in the State. EIA Release Date Information for Colorado: US Department of Energy
Coal	32nd
Primary Electricity Fuel Source	Summer Capacity Rank \| 11,086 MW: Total Net (MW) Summer Capacity
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Megawatt Hours	27th
	Net Generation Rank \| 49,616,695 MWh: Net Generation (MWh)
Colorado Commercial Energy Consumption Ranking
21st	289.7
Commercial Ranking (most by State)	Commercial BTU's
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Colorado Industrial Energy Consumption Ranking
29th	368.4
Industrial Ranking (most by State)	Industrial BTU's
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Colorado Residential Energy Consumption Ranking
26th	317.4
Residential Ranking (most by State)	Residential BTU's
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Colorado Transportation Energy Consumption Ranking
27th	375.9
Transportation Ranking (most by State)	Transportation BTU's
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Megawatt Hours	27th
	Net Generation Rank \| 49,616,695 MWh: Net Generation (MWh)
Colorado Pollution Summary
SO2, SO3	32nd
Sulfur Dioxide Output	Sulfur Dioxide Rank \| 58,000: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in Metric Tons
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NOx, NO and NO2	21st
Nitrogen Oxide Output	Nitrogen Oxide Rank \| 67,000: Nitrogen Oxide Emissions in Metric Tons
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Colorado Carbon Dioxide Footprint Data (Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide) Per Year
CO2 Output	23rd
Carbon Output	State Ranking (most consumption) \| 89.72 Total Carbon Output
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4.11	11.76	7.52	26.32
Commercial Carbon Output	Industrial Carbon Output	Residential Carbon Output	Transportation's Carbon Output
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40.01
Electric Carbon Output
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