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I would be suspicious of this too, since I believe a lot of New England gets its power from Hydro-Québec (from their HVDC lines) and nuclear sources. Even norma
by rchowe 11y ago
I would be suspicious of this too, since I believe a lot of New England gets its power from Hydro-Québec (from their HVDC lines) and nuclear sources. Even normalized per capita, Vermont should have one of the lowest carbon footprints, which makes me suspicious of some of their sampling methods, though I haven't read the paper.
- dublinben 11y agoYou can get a really quick overview of your state's energy profile on the Energy Information Administration website.[0] As you mentioned, the smaller states mostly use nuclear and renewable sources. The clear outlier is Massachusetts, which is about 60% natural gas. [0]http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=VT#tabs-4 http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=VT#tabs-4