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The power sector (also known as the electricity sector)—which includes the electrical grid system of power plants and lines that generates and distributes electricity to consumers—was responsible for about 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2019. Within the sector, coal-fired power plants produce 59 percent of emissions, natural gas power plants contribute approximately 37 percent, and the remainder of the emissions come from petroleum and other sources.