Power plants in Maine emitted 316.8 lb CO2e per MWh generated in 2023 (0.1437 kg/kWh), 59% cleaner than the US average, according to EPA's eGRID2023 state rate. Their generation was 65% carbon-free and 65% 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 Maine's ZIP codes are in the NEWE (NPCC New England) eGRID subregion, whose Scope 2 factor is 543.178 lb CO2e/MWh (0.2464 kg/kWh).
Generation by power plants in Maine, 2023 (EPA eGRID2023 state resource mix).
Using the NEWE subregion factor (543.178 lb CO2e/MWh = 0.2464 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 Maine ZIP codes use the NEWE factor: 543.178 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 NEWE, 543.178 lb CO2e/MWh. EPA's state rate for plants in Maine is 316.8 lb CO2e/MWh, 59% cleaner than the US average.
Multiply the facility's annual kWh by the kg/kWh factor of its ZIP code's eGRID subregion (0.2464 for NEWE) 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 Maine generated 65% carbon-free and 65% renewable electricity in 2023. At 317 lb CO2e/MWh, the state rate is 59% cleaner than the US average of 770.9 lb/MWh.
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