Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid plus T&D losses

0.521kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of local power grid (low voltage) for households/small consumption incl. grid losses (according to statistical data). Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid plus T&D losses
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceGEMIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.521kg/kWh
  • CO20.495 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00053 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00004 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
upstream-electricity_generation-transmission_and_distribution
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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