How Wind Can Help Us Breathe Easier | Department of Energy
Wind energy produces around 11 grams of CO 2 per kilowatt-hour (g CO 2 /kWh) of electricity generated, compared with about 980 g CO 2 /kWh for coal and roughly 465 g CO 2 /kWh for natural gas. That makes coal''s carbon footprint almost 90 times larger than that of wind energy, and the footprint of natural gas more than 40 times larger.