Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid

0.592kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of power plant mix (according to statistical data). Excluding electricity transport/distribution and substation losses. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceGEMIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.592kg/kWh
  • CO20.562 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00071 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00003 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
upstream-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
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Code Snippet
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