Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1B3 - Fugitive Emissions from Fuels - Geothermal Energy Production
Sector: Electricity Generation (In State) : Utility Owned

♦ Activity: Geothermal power - Geothermal

♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

► Year 2005 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 12,897 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (12,897 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Calculation
Calculation: [Geothermal power] * [Geothermal CO2 emission]
Reference: CARB (2016). Technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2014 inventory. See Discussion of emissions from geothermal power available at: https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2014/ghg_inventory_00-14_technical_support_document.pdf

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity: Geothermal power = 19,782,251,270,000 btu of Geothermal
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/

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: No data
Reference: Not Applicable.

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —

Amount: 6.519E-04 g of CO2 per btu of Geothermal