Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
IPCC: | 1A1aii - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production - Combined Heat and Power Generation (CHP) |
Sector: | Electricity Generation (In State) : CHP: Industrial |
Amount: | 122,173 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (122,173 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: | Calculation |
Calculation: | [Fuel combustion] * (1 - [Proportion of renewables]) * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
Reference: | CARB (2016). Technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2014 inventory. See Discussion of emissions from electricity and combined heat and power generation available at: https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2014/ghg_inventory_00-14_technical_support_document.pdf |
Activity: | Fuel combustion = 467,250 ton of MSW |
Basis: | Data |
Reference: | EIA (2013). Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-906/920/923: Monthly Utility Power Plant Database. Accessed online at: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/#https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/ |
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 = 8,363,268 btu / ton |
Reference: | EIA (2013). Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-906/920/923: Monthly Utility Power Plant Database. Accessed online at: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/#https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/ |
Amount: | 261,472 g (i.e. 261.47 kg) of CO2 per ton of MSW |