Power plants in Minnesota emitted 752.3 lb CO2e per MWh generated in 2023 (0.3413 kg/kWh), 2% cleaner than the US average, according to EPA's eGRID2023 state rate. Their generation was 53% carbon-free and 32% 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 Minnesota's ZIP codes are in the MROW (MRO West) eGRID subregion, whose Scope 2 factor is 926.552 lb CO2e/MWh (0.4203 kg/kWh).
Generation by power plants in Minnesota, 2023 (EPA eGRID2023 state resource mix).
Using the MROW subregion factor (926.552 lb CO2e/MWh = 0.4203 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 Minnesota ZIP codes use the MROW factor: 926.552 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 MROW, 926.552 lb CO2e/MWh. EPA's state rate for plants in Minnesota is 752.3 lb CO2e/MWh, 2% cleaner than the US average.
Multiply the facility's annual kWh by the kg/kWh factor of its ZIP code's eGRID subregion (0.4203 for MROW) 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 Minnesota generated 53% carbon-free and 32% renewable electricity in 2023. At 752 lb CO2e/MWh, the state rate is 2% cleaner than the US average of 770.9 lb/MWh.
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