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Electricity supplied from grid

0.724kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the total output of electricity in the US eGrid subregion specified as reported for 2021 based on 2019 statistics. Total output emission factors can be used as default factors for estimating GHG emissions from electricity use when developing a carbon footprint or emissions inventory. Retrieved from the GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Region
SERC Midwest, US (US-SRMW)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2019
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.724kg/kWh
  • CO20.7187 kg/kWh
  • CH40.000077 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.000011 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 15Version log
  • Replaced by: 04aff2bb-33e5-4d3f-a59f-bf09da8f4280

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix
UUID
257369dd-346d-4770-939a-0902d32b3666
Code Snippet
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