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  <p><span
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<p><small><sup id="fn1">1</sup> Establishments primarily engaged in providing steam, heated air, or cooled air. The steam distribution may be through mains.</small></p>

<ul class="accordion"><li><a title="Click to expand description" class="accordion-title" href="#pane-1">Trend of Annual Reported GHG Emissions in the Power Plant Sector (as of 8/13/16)</a>

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    class="figure image file file-image file-image-png view-mode-full" style="width:624px;"><img alt="GHGRP 2015 Power Plants Map" height="457" width="624" class="media-element file-full" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/large/public/2016-09/ghgrp2015powerplantsmap.png" /></span><span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-png view-mode-full" style="width:624px;"><img alt="GHGRP 2015 Power Plants Map 2" height="457" width="624" class="media-element file-full" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/large/public/2016-09/ghgrp2015powerplantsmap2.png" /></span><span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-png view-mode-full" style="width:624px;"><img alt="GHGRP 2015 Power Plants Map 3" height="457" width="624" class="media-element file-full" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/large/public/2016-09/ghgrp2015powerplantsmap3.png" /></span><span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-png view-mode-full" style="width:624px;"><img alt="GHGRP 2015 Power Plants Map 4" height="482" width="624" class="media-element file-full" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/large/public/2016-09/ghgrp2015powerplantsmap4.png" /></span><span
    class="figure image file file-image file-image-png view-mode-full" style="width:624px;"><img alt="GHGRP 2015 Power Plants Map 5" height="457" width="624" class="media-element file-full" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/production/files/styles/large/public/2016-09/ghgrp2015powerplantsmap5.png" /></span></p>
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</ul><p>This map shows the locations of direct-emitting facilities. The size of a circle corresponds to the quantity of emissions reported by that facility.</p>

<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Power Plants Sector — Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reported to the GHGRP</strong><br />
				(all emissions values presented in million metric tons CO<sub>2</sub>e unless otherwise noted)</td>
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			<th class="center" scope="col">2011</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2012</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2013</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2014</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2015</th>
		</tr><tr><td><strong>Number of facilities:</strong></td>
			<td class="center">1,593</td>
			<td class="center">1,609</td>
			<td class="center">1,577</td>
			<td class="center">1,547</td>
			<td class="center">1,480</td>
		</tr><tr><td><strong>Total emissions (CO<sub>2</sub>e):</strong></td>
			<td class="center">2,221.3</td>
			<td class="center">2,088.4</td>
			<td class="center">2,103.6</td>
			<td class="center">2,099.6</td>
			<td class="center">1,969.3</td>
		</tr><tr><td><strong>Emissions by greenhouse gas (CO<sub>2</sub>e)</strong>
				<ul><li><strong>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</strong></li>
					<li><strong>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</strong></li>
					<li><strong>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</strong></li>
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				2,207.9<br />
				4.2<br />
				9.2</td>
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				2,076.5<br />
				3.7<br />
				8.2</td>
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				2,091.4<br />
				3.7<br />
				8.4</td>
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				2,087.2<br />
				4.0<br />
				8.4</td>
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				1,958.3<br />
				3.6<br />
				7.4</td>
		</tr></tbody></table><p>Totals may not equal sum of individual GHGs due to independent rounding.<br />
	CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from the combustion of biomass are NOT included in emissions totals provided above.</p>

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