Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid (managed assets- electricity)

0.2123kgCO2e/kWh

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of managed assets- electricity. Emission factor should be used to report on electricity used at a site or in an asset not directly owned or operated by the reporting organisation (such as space in a data centre). This does not include the emissions associated with the transmission and distribution of electricity. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid (managed assets- electricity)
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.2123kg/kWh
  • CO20.2102 kg/kWh
  • CH40.000032 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.0000046 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix_managed_assets
UUID
e9ea3c3c-24fc-4032-939f-17651e6131f5
Code Snippet
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