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West Virginia's Carbon Footprint Score: #4


West Virginia's Carbon Emissions Score: #17

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West Virginia's Carbon Footprint


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West Virginia Electricity Industry Summary \| Commercial Energy Statistics \| Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics \| Residential Energy Statistics \| West Virginia Transportation Energy Statistics \| Pollution Summary \| Carbon Footprint West Virginia has a per capita Carbon Score of 4. West Virginia has the 37th highest resident population. Each West Virginia resident, per population average, produces approximately 63 Tons of Carbon Dioxide each year. West Virginia has a total Carbon output state rank of #19, and is the #19th highest Carbon Dioxide polluting state in the United States. West Virginia has more estimated recoverable coal reserves at producing mines than any other State except Wyoming. Coal deposits are located in Central and Northern Appalachian basins, which underlie all but the eastern edge of the State. Those basins also hold smaller natural gas and crude oil reserves. Several rivers flowing from the Appalachian Mountains offer hydroelectric power resources. The industrial sector dominates West Virginia energy consumption, and per capita energy use is among the highest in the country. EIA Release Date Information for West Virginia: US Department of Energy
Coal	24th
Primary Electricity Fuel Source	Summer Capacity Rank \| 16,460 MW: Total Net (MW) Summer Capacity
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Megawatt Hours	18th
	Net Generation Rank \| 93,626,286 MWh: Net Generation (MWh)
West Virginia Commercial Energy Consumption Ranking
39th	109.1
Commercial Ranking (most by State)	Commercial BTU's
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West Virginia Industrial Energy Consumption Ranking
31st	347.2
Industrial Ranking (most by State)	Industrial BTU's
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West Virginia Residential Energy Consumption Ranking
34th	159
Residential Ranking (most by State)	Residential BTU's
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West Virginia Transportation Energy Consumption Ranking
39th	168.7
Transportation Ranking (most by State)	Transportation BTU's
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Megawatt Hours	18th
	Net Generation Rank \| 93,626,286 MWh: Net Generation (MWh)
West Virginia Pollution Summary
SO2, SO3	9th
Sulfur Dioxide Output	Sulfur Dioxide Rank \| 440,000: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in Metric Tons
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NOx, NO and NO2	39th
Nitrogen Oxide Output	Nitrogen Oxide Rank \| 148,000: Nitrogen Oxide Emissions in Metric Tons
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West Virginia Carbon Dioxide Footprint Data (Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide) Per Year
CO2 Output	19th
Carbon Output	State Ranking (most consumption) \| 114.43 Total Carbon Output
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1.67	13.49	2.3	11.59
Commercial Carbon Output	Industrial Carbon Output	Residential Carbon Output	Transportation's Carbon Output
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85.18
Electric Carbon Output
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