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Electricity supplied from grid

0.55
kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of power plant mix (according to statistical data). Excluding electricity transport/distribution and substation losses. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceGEMIS
Source DatasetGEMIS model and database v5.0
Region
Germany (DE)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2016
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.55kg/kWh
  • CO20.522 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00057 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00004 kg/kWh
  • CO2e of other gases0.00144 kg/kWh
Scopes
LCA Activity
upstream-electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix
UUID
2e080739-b1d4-48e3-8960-7f8f4fe3697a
Code Snippet
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