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Electricity generation - Fossil fuel output rate
0.739342kgCO₂e/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 | 0.739342▣headline |
|---|
By gas
| co2 | 0.733599 | 99.2% |
| ch4 | 0.002287 | 0.3% |
| n2o | 0.003455 | 0.5% |
Cite this factor
open-climate.ai (n.d.). Electricity generation - Fossil fuel 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_hims-kwh-generation-28e0ff6c/