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Why is Colorado so bad? A lossy electrical grid? Less solar/nuclear/wind/hydro? What metric is that really showing? Here[0] Colorado doesn't top any of the cha
by sliverstorm 11y ago
Why is Colorado so bad? A lossy electrical grid? Less solar/nuclear/wind/hydro?
What metric is that really showing? Here[0] Colorado doesn't top any of the charts.
[0]: http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/state/analysis/ http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/state/analysis/
- chadzawistowski 11y agoColorado is part of the RMPA (Rocky Mountain Power Area). It might not top the charts for absolute emissions. A better metric to search for would be emissions per megawatt hour (lb/MWh). In 2009, RMPA had the highest carbon emissions per megawatt hour out of the entire US, at 1,824.51 lb/MWh [0]. It also emits nitrous oxide at a high rate, though not the highest in the country. [0] http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-02/documents/egrid2012v1_0_year09_summarytables.pdf http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-02/documents...