Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)

0.6586kgCO2e/kWh

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of non-baseload electricity in the US eGrid subregion specified as reported for 2021 based on 2019 statistics. Annual non-baseload output emission factors can be used to estimate GHG emissions reductions from reductions in electricity use. Retrieved from the GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.6586kg/kWh
  • CO20.6556 kg/kWh
  • CH40.000045 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.000006 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix_non_baseload
UUID
608b36f2-f4b7-4cf7-9576-d5263cd3bb49
Code Snippet
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