Today I was searching for more information on US electrical generation and the impact of Coal burning electrical plants. My search brought me to the Environmental Protection Agency’s website.

While there I found their “Power Profiler” tool. You can use tthis tool to learn about how “clean” the enery you use is. I entered my zip code and selected my supplier and received the following reports:

I’m glad to see that I’m in an area that’s better than the rest of the nation, but then I think about a report I read:

“The average emission rates in the United States from coal-fired generation are: 2,249 lbs/MWh of carbon dioxide, 13 lbs/MWh of sulfur dioxide, and 6 lbs/MWh of nitrogen oxides.”

You can find the Power Profiler here.