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Originally Posted by roflwaffle
Well, kinda. Californiastan is at ~300-450grams of carbon per kWh depending on whether you're looking at the electricity produced in state or consumed in state. The U.S. average is ~600g/kWh and some places are as high as ~1000g/kWh. |
I live near a hydro plant. But if I conserve electricity, the hydro plant can sell its CO2-neutral electricity to someone in New Jersey who would otherwise be buying from a coal-fired power plant.