Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)

0.6408kgCO2e/kWh

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of non-baseload electricity for the United States as reported for 2024 based on 2022 statistics. Annual non-baseload output emission factors can be used to estimate GHG emissions reductions from reductions in electricity use. Retrieved from the 2024 GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.6408kg/kWh
  • CO20.6375 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00004854 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.000006804 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 15.15Version log
  • Replaced by: 3bc3459d-4930-43e1-abbb-58911853d425

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix_non_baseload
UUID
e56caa94-0599-4b4b-a7ff-3a65fd0bc02d
Code Snippet
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