Emission Factor

Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)

0.6429kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of non-baseload electricity for the United States as reported for 2023 based on 2021 statistics. Annual non-baseload output emission factors can be used to estimate GHG emissions reductions from reductions in electricity use. Retrieved from the eGRID2021 Data File (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
2021
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.6429kg/kWh
  • CO20.6396 kg/kWh
  • CH40.0000499 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00000726 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
fe093d2d-7536-4ad0-89fb-afff5d2bdb4c
Code Snippet
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