This report examines the greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting methods in use by various GHG reporting programs and jurisdictions in the United States and internationally to account for electric company GHG emissions, with a focus on the accounting for indirect CO2 emissions associated with wholesale power transactions for delivery to retail end-use customers. It describes different GHG accounting options available to account for the GHG emissions associated with electric power sold to end-use consumers.
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Methods to Account for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Embedded in Wholesale Power Purchases
Publisher: EPRI
Area: Climate mitigation
Sector: Energy
Language: English
Agency: GHGMI