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Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)

0.6532kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of non-baseload electricity for the United States as reported for 2020 based on 2018 statistics. Annual non-baseload output emission factors can be used to estimate GHG emissions reductions from reductions in electricity use. Retrieved from the eGRID2018 Data File (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2018
Year Released
2020
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.6532kg/kWh
  • CO20.6497 kg/kWh
  • CH40.05307 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.007711 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix_non_baseload
UUID
0649faa3-9356-4b14-b59b-62c26d34de55
Code Snippet
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