Emission Factor

Electricity

1.7801029929
kgCO2e/cad

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: Electricity. Retrieved from the OpenIO-Canada v2.11 model which is a Canadian Environmentally Extended Input-Output (EEIO) model. The emission factor is provided in purchaser price including taxes retail margins and distribution costs. Endogenization is included meaning the emission factor also accounts for capital goods.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceOpenIO-Canada
Source DatasetOpenIO v2.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.7801029929kg/cad
  • CO21.6277338791 kg/cad
  • CH40.0035482228 kg/cad
  • N2O0.0000527297 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.0322368685 kg/cad
Scopes
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate_inc_capital_endogenization
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_na
UUID
d39a7e1d-4a32-8b82-ab1e-7d875b1b8411
Code Snippet
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