Weighted-average uranium purchase price vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation in United States
In 2025, weighted-average uranium purchase price in United States was 58.5 USD per pound; carbon intensity of electricity generation was 384.4 gCO2e/kWh.
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United States, annual figures, spaced by time from 2024 to 2025 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Weighted-average uranium purchase price
Unit: USD per pound · 2 observations
Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Unit: gCO2e/kWh · 2 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Weighted-average uranium purchase price | Carbon intensity of electricity generation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.7 USD per pound EIA | 383.8 gCO2e/kWh Ember |
| 2025 | 58.5 USD per pound EIA | 384.4 gCO2e/kWh Ember |
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Where these numbers come from
Weighted-average uranium purchase price
Weighted-average price per pound paid for uranium by owners and operators of commercial nuclear power plants.
2 observations charted in United States · source organisations: EIA
Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.
2 observations charted in United States (of 26 annual records) · source organisations: Ember
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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