Emission Factors:Green-e Residual Mix Emissions Rates

Description

Green-e does not provide emission factors in the way that government agencies like the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) or IEA (International Energy Agency) do. Instead, Green-e plays a role in certifying renewable energy and carbon offsets, which impacts how organisations calculate emissions under the market-based approach of the GHG Protocol. Residual Mix and Default Grid Emission Factors

If a company does not buy Green-e certified RECs or other contractual instruments, it must use either: A residual mix factor (if available) reflecting the emissions of the remaining grid electricity after factoring out renewable energy claims. The location-based grid average factor (e.g., from the EPA’s eGRID for the U.S.).

Metadata

Data Type: Activity-based
Publisher Type: Non-proft Organisaton
Number of Factors: 27
Database Format: Online table
Last Update: December 2024
Update Frequency: Annually
Cost: Free
Link: [Green-e Residual Mix Emissions Rates]

When to use

To calculate market-based emissions for US-based organisations where no tariff information is provided.

Limitations

N/A

Page Contributors: Philippe Pernstich, Michelle Steiner