Power plants in West Virginia emitted 1968.9 lb CO2e per MWh generated in 2023 (0.8931 kg/kWh), 155% dirtier than the US average, according to EPA's eGRID2023 state rate. Their generation was 7% carbon-free and 7% 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 West Virginia's ZIP codes are in the RFCW (RFC West) eGRID subregion, whose Scope 2 factor is 916.054 lb CO2e/MWh (0.4155 kg/kWh).
Generation by power plants in West Virginia, 2023 (EPA eGRID2023 state resource mix).
Using the RFCW subregion factor (916.054 lb CO2e/MWh = 0.4155 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 West Virginia ZIP codes use the RFCW factor: 916.054 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 RFCW, 916.054 lb CO2e/MWh. EPA's state rate for plants in West Virginia is 1968.9 lb CO2e/MWh, 155% dirtier than the US average.
Multiply the facility's annual kWh by the kg/kWh factor of its ZIP code's eGRID subregion (0.4155 for RFCW) 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 West Virginia generated 7% carbon-free and 7% renewable electricity in 2023. At 1969 lb CO2e/MWh, the state rate is 155% dirtier than the US average of 770.9 lb/MWh.
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