US-AKGDOpen licence
Electricity generation - Coal output rate
0.549489kgCO₂e/kWhGWP: AR6 (as published)
Published by U.S. EPA Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) in U.S. EPA Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) eGRID2023 rev2 (Any year); last verified 2026-08-28.
Values by year and methodology
| Any year | 0.549489▣headline |
|---|
By gas
| co2 | 0.541841 | 98.6% |
| ch4 | 0.003148 | 0.6% |
| n2o | 0.004495 | 0.8% |
Cite this factor
open-climate.ai (n.d.). Electricity generation - Coal output rate [emission factor]. U.S. EPA Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID), U.S. EPA Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) eGRID2023 rev2. Dataset 2026-08-28. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-egrid-electricity_generation-us_akgd-kwh-generation-73b9cd29/