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Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)

0.6476586
kgCO2e/kWh

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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
Source DatasetGHG Emission Factors Hub
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.6476586kg/kWh
  • CO20.644198 kg/kWh
  • CH40.000052 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.000007 kg/kWh
Scopes2
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 12Version log
  • Replaced by: 3e63efbb-a694-447a-96f9-e5c31928e4b0

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix_non_baseload
UUID
be61dfea-8402-4043-b3b5-0e1eec13fda3
Code Snippet
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