The thinking that shapes modern electricity systems

A brief summary of Electricity Maps' response to the GHG Protocol's Scope 2 public consultation

This study uses a hypothetical e-methanol case to investigate (1) how accounting requirements of different policy regimes affect the accuracy of inventory emissions, and (2) how these reported values compare with emissions estimated under an impact-based accounting perspective.

Indisputably, the marginal signal holds the theoretical power to represent emissions physically caused when more electricity is requested. However, this concept does not translate well to the reality of grid operations. It is trying to force a simplified picture onto an exceedingly complex system and is bound to be inaccurate because of that.

Mapping global electricity emissions in real time