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District heat & steam distribution 5% loss

0.00946
kgCO2e/kWh

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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 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameDistrict heat & steam distribution 5% loss
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2024
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00946kg/kWh
  • CO20.00936 kg/kWh
  • CH40.0000025 kg/kWh
  • N2O1.13e-7 kg/kWh
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
transmission_and_distribution
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 28Version log
  • Replaced by: 280e0ba4-0f1a-4567-835d-9f0304248df3

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_district_losses
UUID
687ab09d-3b28-4634-84a6-d94b90f92888
Code Snippet
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