Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1A1ai - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production - Electricity Generation |
Sector: |
Electricity Generation (In State) : Merchant Owned |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - MSW
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide from biogenic sources ( CO2 )
► Year 2000 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Fuel combustion = 835,600 ton of MSW |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
Schnapp, R. (2008). Data request (data submittal) between CARB and Robert Schnapp of the Energy Information Administration. Summer 2008. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
Parameter: |
Biogenic fraction = 0.655 |
Reference: |
Hahn, J. (2007). Data request (source test data) between CARB and Jeffrey Hahn, Environmental director of Covanta Energy. |
Parameter: |
CO2 emission factor = 0.0907 g / btu |
Reference: |
CARB Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation. Subpart C of 40 CFR Part 98 (§§98.30 to 98.38). Available online at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/regulation/subpart_c_rule_part98.pdf |
Parameter: |
Heat content = 9,539,947 btu / ton |
Reference: |
Schnapp, R. (2008). Data request (data submittal) between CARB and Robert Schnapp of the Energy Information Administration. Summer 2008. |
● Greenhouse gas from biogenic materials per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
567,014 g (i.e. 567.01 kg) of CO2 per ton of MSW |