Emission Factor

Electricity - for reuse in municipal waste incineration only (treatment of municipal solid waste - incineration)

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Emission factor summary

Electricity emission factor (Scope 2) using allocation - cut-off system model. In this model when energy is produced as a byproduct of waste treatment the energy comes without burden. Scope 2 emissions happen at the electricity production site as a result of combustion. Retrieved from ecoinvent v3.8.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity - for reuse in municipal waste incineration only (treatment of municipal solid waste - incineration)
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kWh
LCA Activity
use_phase
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: 6eecdf2f-e8cb-41a3-b9b0-3d355dc16062

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_treatment_of_municipal_solid_waste_incineration
UUID
fdc1aaa0-0a7f-4338-8ea9-1186d16331d5
Code Snippet
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