U.S. Government (EPA)
About U.S. Government (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the United States government agency that provides regularly updated default emission factors for organisational greenhouse gas reporting in the United States.
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The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the United States government agency that provides regularly updated default emission factors for organisational greenhouse gas reporting in the United States. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2020-2024 |
| Geography | US |
| Sector | |
| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e - CO2 - CH4 - N2O |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in lb/MWh, which have been converted to kgCO2e/kWh to ensure consistency. |
License
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of license | US Public Domain License |
| License URL | URL |
Data quality
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
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See emission factors→Featured Emission Factors in U.S. Government (EPA)
Explore All- Go to Electricity supplied from grid
Electricity supplied from grid
Energy Energy3654 Factors3654 Factor - Go to Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)
Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)
Energy Energy139 Factors139 Factor - Go to Agricultural byproducts
Agricultural byproducts
Energy Energy18 Factors18 Factor - Go to Biodiesel - 100%
Biodiesel - 100%
Energy Energy22 Factors22 Factor - Go to Ethanol - 100%
Ethanol - 100%
Energy Energy22 Factors22 Factor - Go to Landfill gas
Landfill gas
Energy Energy18 Factors18 Factor
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IPCC
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U.S. Government (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the United States government agency that provides regularly updated default emission factors for organisational greenhouse gas reporting in the United States.