Data Source
All of the data on the demo pages has been pulled from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) RESTful API. The data has been loaded into an Azure SQL database and pushed to the plots and tables as shown. The website was developed with Blazor/ASP.NET Core and runs on an Azure App Service.
85.4
Millon Metric Tons (MMT) in 2021
22
Colorado is in middle of the pack
↓ 11%
In C02 emissions since 2005
↓ 12.3
MMT reduced last 10 years
70%
Electric Power + Transportation
↑ 35%
Electric Power by Renewables
↓ 50%
Reduction in emissions
88%
Percent of Targeted Goal
Below is an interactive table and column chart where you can choose to explore electric power generation in capability of megawatts (MW) by period/year. In 2022, the dominant energy source was natural gas but that is rapidly changing as renewables catch up. Explore other periods to see how different it was historically. For example, in 2005, coal was the dominant energy source and there was barely any wind power and no solar power.
| Period | Energy Source | Energy Type | Capability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 6377.5 MW |
| 2022 | Wind | Renewable | 5136.2 MW |
| 2022 | Coal | Coal | 3804 MW |
| 2022 | Solar | Renewable | 1302.1 MW |
| 2022 | Hydroelectric | Renewable | 689.7 MW |
| 2022 | Pumped Storage | Renewable | 580.8 MW |
| 2022 | Petroleum | Petroleum | 150.5 MW |