Emission Factor

GCP CFE (us_east_1) networking

0.0004kgCO2e/GB

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity in kg CO2e per gigabyte of electricity used to power the internal network of 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. The EF takes into account Google’s published Carbon Free Energy percentage (CFE %) in each region. 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 CFE (us_east_1) networking
SectorInformation and Communication
CategoryCloud Computing - Networking
SourceCCF
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.0003854kg/GB
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
networking-provider_gcp_cfe-region_us_east_1
UUID
c2ba3de0-f303-4891-854a-5e5767559f66
Code Snippet
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