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2000-2002 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 
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EMISSIONS STATISTICS
INDICATOR 2000 2001 2002 % Change
2000 – 2002
Total NOx emissions (tons) 31,052 27,937 25,692 -17.26%
NOx emissions rate
(pounds/megawatt-hour)
       
  • All plants
0.90 0.90 0.771 -14.33%
  • Fossil fuel plants
1.70 1.70 1.32 -22.35%
Total SO2 emissions (tons) 72,496 67,050 61,805 -14.75%
SO2 emissions rate
(pounds/megawatt-hour)
       
  • All plants
2.1 2.2 1.9 -9.52%
  • Fossil fuel plants
4.0 4.0 3.17 -20.75%
Total CO2 emissions (million tons) 27.5 25.7 28.33 3.02%
CO2 emissions rate for all plants (pounds/megawatt-hour generated) 780 835 850 8.97%
CO2 emissions rate for fossil fuel facilities (pounds/megawatt-hour generated) 1,506 1,542 1,454 -3.45%
Total greenhouse gas emissions avoided (tons of CO2 equivalent or TCE)* 9,169,192 10,531,737 9,419,341 2.73%
  • CO2 emissions avoided (TCE)
5,033,173 5,419,335 3,930,835 -21.90%
  • Methane emissions avoided (TCE)
4,456,043 4,987,596 5,263,320 18.12%
  • SF6 emissions avoided (TCE)
67,458 124,806 225,181 233.81%
Total SF6 emissions (pounds) 18,942 14,719 10,061 -46.89%
Total SF6 emissions (TCE) 226,357 175,892 120,229 -46.89%
Emissions avoided through Customer Energy Efficiency Programs (electric)*        
  • CO2 emissions avoided (tons)
2,479,618 2,933,373 2,797,710 12.83%
  • NOx emissions avoided (tons)
1,298 1,536 1,465 12.87%
  • SOx emissions avoided (tons)
794 939 895 12.72%

* Emissions avoided numbers revised from 2001 Environmental Annual Report for 2000 and 2001 to account for changes in calculations of energy efficiency savings (see "Improving Energy Efficiency for Our Company and Our Customers" section for fuller explanation), as well as revised data for reductions achieved through our participation in US EPA's Natural Gas Star Partnership.