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Electricity supplied from grid

0.2066kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the total output of electricity in the US eGrid subregion specified as reported for 2021 based on 2019 statistics. Total output emission factors can be used as default factors for estimating GHG emissions from electricity use when developing a carbon footprint or emissions inventory. Retrieved from the GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Source DatasetGHG Emission Factors Hub
Region
WECC California, US (US-CAMX)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.2066kg/kWh
  • CO20.2056 kg/kWh
  • CH40.000015 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.000002 kg/kWh
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: 01c883b8-f799-4bd3-8386-97599b448f6b

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix
UUID
efba412f-0f36-46f6-a6a1-1515574eed98
Code Snippet
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