Power plants in Delaware emitted 704.2 lb CO2e per MWh generated in 2023 (0.3194 kg/kWh), 9% cleaner than the US average, according to EPA's eGRID2023 state rate. Their generation was 5% carbon-free and 5% renewable. For GHG Protocol Scope 2 location-based reporting, use the eGRID subregion factor of each facility's ZIP (below), not the state rate: power flows across state lines within a subregion.
All of Delaware's ZIP codes are in the RFCE (RFC East) eGRID subregion, whose Scope 2 factor is 599.17 lb CO2e/MWh (0.2718 kg/kWh).
Generation by power plants in Delaware, 2023 (EPA eGRID2023 state resource mix).
Using the RFCE subregion factor (599.17 lb CO2e/MWh = 0.2718 kg/kWh). Source: EPA eGRID2023.
For GHG Protocol Scope 2 location-based emissions reporting, multiply each facility's electricity consumption by the emission factor for its ZIP code's eGRID subregion. All Delaware ZIP codes use the RFCE factor: 599.17 lb CO2e/MWh.
curl "https://emission-factors.com/api/lookup?zip=YOUR_ZIP"
For Scope 2 reporting, it depends on the ZIP: all are in RFCE, 599.17 lb CO2e/MWh. EPA's state rate for plants in Delaware is 704.2 lb CO2e/MWh, 9% cleaner than the US average.
Multiply the facility's annual kWh by the kg/kWh factor of its ZIP code's eGRID subregion (0.2718 for RFCE) to get kg CO2e, and divide by 1,000 for metric tonnes. The emission factors API returns the factor for any ZIP.
Power plants in Delaware generated 5% carbon-free and 5% renewable electricity in 2023. At 704 lb CO2e/MWh, the state rate is 9% cleaner than the US average of 770.9 lb/MWh.
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