Emission Factor

District heat & steam distribution 5% loss

0.009kgCO2e/kWh

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of district heat & steam distribution 5% loss. Transmission and distribution (T&D) factors should be used to report the Scope 3 emissions associated with grid losses (the energy loss that occurs in getting the electricity from the power plant to the organisations that purchase it). Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameDistrict heat & steam distribution 5% loss
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00899kg/kWh
  • CO20.0089 kg/kWh
  • CH40.0000024 kg/kWh
  • N2O1.01e-7 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
transmission_and_distribution
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_district_losses
UUID
4ff57f71-3fa5-423c-8c18-a26f644c8661
Code Snippet
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