Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid

0.3496706886
kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the total output of electricity for the United States as reported for 2025 based on 2023 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 eGRID2023 Revision 2 Data File (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Source DataseteGRID
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.3496706886kg/kWh
  • CO20.3480037195 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00002585503039 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.000003628776195 kg/kWh
Scopes2
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix
UUID
ba9f7771-8744-854d-bab9-f92ad87f6561
Code Snippet
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