Check emissions factors against time series

NREL / EnergyIntensityIndicators

As part of a national priority for improving energy efficiency, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has established a national system of indicators to track changes in the energy intensity of our economy and economic sectors over time.

https://nrel.github.io/EnergyIntensityIndicators

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Check emissions factors against time series #19

Closed iisabeller closed 3 years ago

iisabeller commented 3 years ago

Compare EIA time series against EPA emissions factors

[x] Calculate implicit emissions factors, how does it change over time?
[ ] Plot calculated emissions time series against EIA time series

calmc commented 3 years ago

@iisabeller I'm considering closing this, given our discussions on emission factors. I think we've concluded that

Carbon emission factor of electricity generation (kg CO2/kWh) for a given generation region has changed over time due to changes in generation mix
Carbon emission factors of individual fuels (e.g., natural gas, diesel, anthracite coal) have not appreciably changed over time. So, we can use EPA standard emission factors for these fuels.

Anything else to document here?