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Emission Factor
Electricity supplied from grid: T&D losses
0.01865
kgCO2e/kWh
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Emission intensity of transmission & distribution of electricity. Transmission & Distribution losses are 5% of the published generation number of 373g/kWh (source: UBA personal communication). The original data was published by UBA and taken from Table 2 column 'THG-Emissionsfaktor ohne Vorketten [gCO2-Aquivalente/kWh]' in the PDF at the source URL.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Electricity supplied from grid: T&D losses |
| Sector | Energy |
| Category | Electricity |
| Source | UBA |
| Source Dataset | Entwicklung der spezifischen Treibhausgas-Emissionen des deutschen Strommix in den Jahren 1990 - 2024 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2020 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.3 |
LCA Activity | transmission_and_distribution |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix_losses
UUID
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