Last reviewed on February 25, 2013 at 15:54
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(5th Edition - Last updated on 02/19/2013)
♦ Category: Energy
| IPCC: |
1A1ai - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production - Electricity Generation |
| Sector: |
Electricity Generation (Imports) : Specified Imports : Arizona : Yucca/Yuma Axis (AZ) |
♦ Activity: Electricity generation - Primary fuel: Natural Gas
♦ Greenhouse gas: Methane ( CH4 )
► Year 2000 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
| Amount: |
2.82 tonnes of CH4 Emitted (59.13 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
| Basis: |
Calculation |
| Calculation: |
[Electricity Generation] * [CH4 emission factor] |
| Reference: |
ARB (2012). Upcoming technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2010 inventory. Specific questions may be directed to ARB staff, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/contacts.htm |
● Activity level used in calculations —
| Activity: |
Electricity generation = 159,149,017 kWh of Primary fuel: Natural Gas |
| Basis: |
Data |
| Reference: |
ARB (2012). Upcoming technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2010 inventory. Specific questions may be directed to ARB staff, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/contacts.htm |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
| Parameter: |
CH4 emission factor = 0.0177 g / kwh |
| Reference: |
ARB (2012). Upcoming technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2010 inventory. Specific questions may be directed to ARB staff, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/contacts.htm |
| Constant: |
Global warming potential of CH4 = 21 |
| Reference: |
IPCC (1996). Second Assessment Report. Climate Change 1995: WG I - The Science of Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; J.T. Houghton, L.G. Meira Filho, B.A. Callander, N. Harris, A. Kattenberg, and K. Maskell (eds.); Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, U.K. |
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —
| Amount: |
0.0177 g of CH4 per kWh of Primary fuel: Natural Gas
0.372 g of CO2eq. per kWh of Primary fuel: Natural Gas |
