Emission Factor

GCP (us-east-1) CPU

0.0017kgCO2e/CPU-hour

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for usage of a single CPU in kg CO2e per hour for the Google Cloud Platform data centers in the given location using the assumptions and grid emissions factors available in the source as of date accessed. It is assumed that vCPU utilization is 50%. The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using either IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) methodologies.

PropertyValue
NameGCP (us-east-1) CPU
SectorInformation and Communication
CategoryCloud Computing - CPU
SourceCCF
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.001738kg/CPU-hour
LCA Activity
use_phase
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
cpu-provider_gcp-region_us_east_1
UUID
2bdb6120-30c7-4d93-ae32-a58a55d5377e
Code Snippet
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