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Decarbonization Whiplash Prompts a Power Sector Recalibration 

POWER Magazine · Sonal Patel · last updated

What happens when a political U-turn suddenly upends years of decarbonization strategy? As the U.S. House of Representatives moves to dismantle key clean energy tax credits, POWER examines how utilities […]

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U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions have fallen nearly 41% since 2005, reaching their lowest levels in two decades as of 2024. According to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), this long-term decline reflects a shift toward carbon-free sources—which now supply 42% of U.S. electricity—and ongoing decarbonization across the power generation fleet. Courtesy: Edison Electric Institute