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Electricity by generation technology emission factors

Electricity from a specific generation technology (wind, solar PV, hydro, coal, gas CCGT), including electricity from waste incineration. From 11 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

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Factors
1,771
Libraries
11
With their own page
50
Units with a page
kWh · kWh gross output · EUR
Largest library
Ember

1,103 factors, 62%

What the 50 factor pages say

One chart per unit, since a kilogram and a kWh do not compare. Colour is the boundary, what the factor counts; every row also names it.

Energy, full life cycleGenerationWell-to-useCradle to gateCradle to distribution gate

Per kWh · 45 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0 (Waterkracht, CO2emissiefactoren.nl) to 1.09 (Electricity generation - Coal output rate, eGRID) kgCO₂e per kWh. 4 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per kWh gross output · 3 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.3
From 0.333 (Italy electricity and heat emission factor - gross thermal power and heat generation, ISPRA) to 0.684 (Italy thermal power generation by fuel category, gross output - other non-renewable sources, ISPRA) kgCO₂e per kWh gross output. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per EUR · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0.12 (Electricity by nuclear, EXIOBASE) to 1.62 (Electricity by biomass and waste, EXIOBASE) kgCO₂e per EUR.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

11 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.

Ember (1,103) and EXIOBASE (453) hold 88% of them; the other 9 publish the rest (215).

Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.

Every factor page

Sorted by library. Each factor is also on its library's page.

ActivityLibraryRegionBoundaryValueYear
Electricity - wind turbine on landADEMEFranceWell-to-use0.0141 kgCO₂e/kWh2019
Groene stroom - Water?krachtCO2emissiefactoren.beBelgiumWell-to-use0 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
WaterkrachtCO2emissiefactoren.nlNetherlandsWell-to-use0 kgCO₂e/kWh2026
Electricity generation - Coal output rateeGRIDASCC Alaska Grid (eGRID)Generation0.549 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Coal output rateeGRIDRFC East (eGRID)Generation1.09 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Combustion output rateeGRIDWECC Southwest (eGRID)Generation0.534 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Combustion output rateeGRIDSERC Tennessee Valley (eGRID)Generation0.698 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Fossil fuel output rateeGRIDHICC Miscellaneous (eGRID)Generation0.739 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Fossil fuel output rateeGRIDSPP North (eGRID)Generation0.859 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Gas output rateeGRIDSERC Tennessee Valley (eGRID)Generation0.393 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Gas output rateeGRIDNPCC New England (eGRID)Generation0.383 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Gas output rateeGRIDWECC Northwest (eGRID)Generation0.422 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Oil output rateeGRIDASCC Alaska Grid (eGRID)Generation0.685 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - Oil output rateeGRIDASCC Miscellaneous (eGRID)Generation0.742 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity generation - BioenergyEmberNigeriaEnergy, full life cycle0.217 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - BioenergyEmberFranceEnergy, full life cycle0.216 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - BioenergyEmberAustriaEnergy, full life cycle0.216 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - CoalEmberOceaniaEnergy, full life cycle0.881 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - CoalEmberAustraliaEnergy, full life cycle0.881 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - CoalEmberCzech RepublicEnergy, full life cycle1.01 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - GasEmberEstoniaEnergy, full life cycle0.329 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - GasEmberKoreaEnergy, full life cycle0.515 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - GasEmberChinaEnergy, full life cycle0.444 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - HydroEmberAustraliaEnergy, full life cycle0.0238 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - HydroEmberGermanyEnergy, full life cycle0.0237 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - HydroEmberIndiaEnergy, full life cycle0.0238 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - NuclearEmberBulgariaEnergy, full life cycle0.00485 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - NuclearEmberSouth AfricaEnergy, full life cycle0.00519 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - NuclearEmberSwitzerlandEnergy, full life cycle0.00489 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - Other fossilEmberMoldovaEnergy, full life cycle0.659 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - Other fossilEmberCzech RepublicEnergy, full life cycle0.654 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - Other fossilEmberKoreaEnergy, full life cycle0.658 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - Other renewablesEmberUnited StatesEnergy, full life cycle0.038 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - Other renewablesEmberOceaniaEnergy, full life cycle0.0377 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - Other renewablesEmberTurkeyEnergy, full life cycle0.038 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - SolarEmberEcuadorEnergy, full life cycle0.05 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - SolarEmberPortugalEnergy, full life cycle0.0475 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - SolarEmberUzbekistanEnergy, full life cycle0.0475 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - WindEmberKuwaitEnergy, full life cycle0.00968 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - WindEmberKenyaEnergy, full life cycle0.00948 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity generation - WindEmberDominican RepublicEnergy, full life cycle0.00781 kgCO₂e/kWh2025
Electricity by biomass and wasteEXIOBASEGermanyCradle to gate1.62 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Electricity by nuclearEXIOBASEHungaryCradle to gate0.12 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Electricity, PV, at 3kWp slanted-roof, multi-Si, panel, mountedICMAustraliaCradle to distribution gate0.132 kgCO₂e/kWh2015
Italy electricity and heat emission factor - gross thermal power and heat generationISPRAItalyGeneration0.333 kgCO₂e/kWh gross output2025
Italy thermal power generation by fuel category, gross output - other non-renewable sourcesISPRAItalyGeneration0.684 kgCO₂e/kWh gross output2025
Electricity from hydropowerÖKOBAUDATGermanyWell-to-use0.00603 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Electricity from photovoltaics (1 kWh)ÖKOBAUDATGermanyWell-to-use0.0342 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Abfall - StromUBA (AT)AustriaWell-to-use0.589 kgCO₂e/kWh2023
Erdgas, Erdölgas - BruttostromerzeugungUBA (DE)GermanyWell-to-use0.438 kgCO₂e/kWh gross output2024

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