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Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (First Edition - Last updated on 11/19/2007)
IPCC: | 1A1ai - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production - Electricity Generation |
Sector: | Electricity Generation (Imports) : Unspecified Imports : PNW |
Amount: | 7,827,548 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (7,827,548 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: | Calculation |
Calculation: | [Electricity Generation] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
Reference: | ARB (2009). Technical Support Document for California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and 1990 Emissions Level. California Air Resources Board. (March 2009). Available online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/doc/methods_v1/ghg_inventory_technical_support_document.pdf |
Activity: | Electricity generation = 36,531,513,701 kWh of Imported electricity |
Basis: | Data |
Reference: | ARB (2009). Technical Support Document for California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and 1990 Emissions Level. California Air Resources Board. (March 2009). Available online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/doc/methods_v1/ghg_inventory_technical_support_document.pdf |
Parameter: | Fuel CO2 emission = 0.097 g / btu |
Reference: | ARB (2009). Technical Support Document for California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and 1990 Emissions Level. California Air Resources Board. (March 2009). Available online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/doc/methods_v1/ghg_inventory_technical_support_document.pdf |
Parameter: | Heat content = 2,209 btu / kWh |
Reference: | ARB (2009). Technical Support Document for California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and 1990 Emissions Level. California Air Resources Board. (March 2009). Available online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/doc/methods_v1/ghg_inventory_technical_support_document.pdf |
Amount: | 214 g of CO2 per kWh of Imported electricity |