Energy and the Environment

How to use eGRID for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories

This paper provides and reviews recommendations regarding which year(s) of eGRID subregion GHG emissions factors to use for estimating Scopes 2 and 3 GHG emissions from electricity use under various conditions.

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How to use eGRID for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (PDF)(22 pp, 537 K)