Options for EIA to Publish CO2 Emissions Rates for Electricity

Karen Palmer, Brian C. Prest, Seth Villanueva and Stuart Iler
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Brian C. Prest: Resources for the Future
Seth Villanueva: Resources for the Future

No 22-08, RFF Reports from Resources for the Future

Abstract: Demand for data on the CO2 intensity of US electricity consumption is growing as governments and private companies seek to understand the emissions effects of both their electricity consumption and their clean energy investment choices. The desire for transparent and consistent data on electricity emissions rates led the US Congress, in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to call for the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) to publish spatially and temporally granular electricity emissions rate data, beginning in late 2022. This report reviews the use cases for emissions rate data and options available to EIA to publish data on both average and marginal emissions rates, and it presents relevant findings and recommendations for EIA to consider.

Date: 2022-08-11
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