Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid

0.5261kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of electricity in the US eGrid subregion specified as reported for 2022 based on 2020 statistics. Retrieved from the eGRID2020 Data File (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Source DataseteGRID
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.5261kg/kWh
  • CO20.523 kg/kWh
  • CH40.000046 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.000006 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 15Version log
  • Replaced by: e867e4af-8356-4a2d-a807-172bcbe27ead

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix
UUID
1ca952c0-27a4-4c57-95f2-c5c58cce87e4
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