Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid (incl. biogenic CO2 factors)

0.1151kgCO2e/kWh

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of UK electricity generated as reported. Outside of scopes includes biogenic CO2 factors that should be used to account for the direct carbon dioxide (CO2) impact of burning biomass and biofuels including when reporting emissions from electricity consumption. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid (incl. biogenic CO2 factors)
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2024
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.1151kg/kWh
  • CO20.1151 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix_biogenic_co2
UUID
7b671c89-eee4-49d2-ae75-f76929c4949c
Code Snippet
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