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Measuring environmental impact
Marginal Emission Factor
Average Emission Factor
Real time energy supply and emission
The objective is to measure and manage emission from electricity accurately.There is a need for the new technology that accurately measures moment to moment carbon emissions on electric system automatically tracking the actual emissions impacts associated with specific actions on the electric system,both in real time and ahead of time,we can use our appliances at times\nwhen our electricity is the cleanest.
\n\nThe economics of demand flexibility,harnessing this flexibility can save consumers and companies money while lowering grid costs.
\n\nAverage emissions refers to the amount of emissions generated over a given time, divided by the amount of energy produced in that time. For example, the U.S. Pacific Northwest gets most of its electricity from hydro-power, a low-emissions energy resource, and thus its average emissions factor is very low.
\n\nA marginal emissions factor refers to rate at which emissions would change with a small change to electricity load. Continuing the simplified Pacific Northwest example, imagine a time when hydro-power is providing 75 percent of the region’s power and gas-fired power plants are providing the remaining 25 percent. This means that the average emissions factor of power in the Pacific Northwest would be very clean, at 25 percent the emissions intensity of natural gas (approximately 210 lbs. CO2 per megawatt-hour (MWh)). So at first glance, a great way to reduce a company’s or a person’s carbon footprint would be to move to the Pacific Northwest, where the electricity is very clean.
Measuring environmental impact
Marginal Emission Factor
Average Emission Factor
Real time energy supply and emission
The objective is to measure and manage emission from electricity accurately.There is a need for the new technology that accurately measures moment to moment carbon emissions on electric system automatically tracking the actual emissions impacts associated with specific actions on the electric system,both in real time and ahead of time,we can use our appliances at times\nwhen our electricity is the cleanest.
\n\nThe economics of demand flexibility,harnessing this flexibility can save consumers and companies money while lowering grid costs.
\n\nAverage emissions refers to the amount of emissions generated over a given time, divided by the amount of energy produced in that time. For example, the U.S. Pacific Northwest gets most of its electricity from hydro-power, a low-emissions energy resource, and thus its average emissions factor is very low.
\n\nA marginal emissions factor refers to rate at which emissions would change with a small change to electricity load. Continuing the simplified Pacific Northwest example, imagine a time when hydro-power is providing 75 percent of the region’s power and gas-fired power plants are providing the remaining 25 percent. This means that the average emissions factor of power in the Pacific Northwest would be very clean, at 25 percent the emissions intensity of natural gas (approximately 210 lbs. CO2 per megawatt-hour (MWh)). So at first glance, a great way to reduce a company’s or a person’s carbon footprint would be to move to the Pacific Northwest, where the electricity is very clean.
Great contribution Mithlesh.
", "rawMarkdown": "Great contribution Mithlesh.", "votes": null }, { "id": "744692", "postDate": "02/13/2020 03:18:51", "content": "A strong push exists in the USA for the so called \"Green\" bill. It seems however that our long term thinking and short term thinking are so often confused.
\n\nThe last major Hydro plant was built in the USA in 1968. If I wanted to build a new hydro plant today I would likely not light the first light bulb for two decades (perhaps one decade if I was building a very small MW plant), but even more likely that I could never get the plant built. My math skills are a little rusty but I think that's half a century ago.
\n\nSo we need a lottery - only a limited number of us can move to the Pacific Northwest - the capacity is limited :)
", "rawMarkdown": "A strong push exists in the USA for the so called \"Green\" bill. It seems however that our long term thinking and short term thinking are so often confused.\n\nThe last major Hydro plant was built in the USA in 1968. If I wanted to build a new hydro plant today I would likely not light the first light bulb for two decades (perhaps one decade if I was building a very small MW plant), but even more likely that I could never get the plant built. My math skills are a little rusty but I think that's half a century ago.\n\nSo we need a lottery - only a limited number of us can move to the Pacific Northwest - the capacity is limited :)", "votes": null }, { "id": "778761", "postDate": "03/18/2020 17:54:16", "content": "@econdata Thanks for putting up the explanation on emissions factor.. It was very informative
", "rawMarkdown": "econdata Thanks for putting up the explanation on emissions factor.. It was very informative", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 744434, "author_name": "mpwolke", "author_url": "", "post_date": "02/12/2020 20:37:19", "content": "Great contribution Mithlesh.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 744692, "author_name": "pcjimmmy", "author_url": "", "post_date": "02/13/2020 03:18:51", "content": "A strong push exists in the USA for the so called \"Green\" bill. It seems however that our long term thinking and short term thinking are so often confused.
\n\nThe last major Hydro plant was built in the USA in 1968. If I wanted to build a new hydro plant today I would likely not light the first light bulb for two decades (perhaps one decade if I was building a very small MW plant), but even more likely that I could never get the plant built. My math skills are a little rusty but I think that's half a century ago.
\n\nSo we need a lottery - only a limited number of us can move to the Pacific Northwest - the capacity is limited :)
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 778761, "author_name": "usharengaraju", "author_url": "", "post_date": "03/18/2020 17:54:16", "content": "@econdata Thanks for putting up the explanation on emissions factor.. It was very informative
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "743465": "Measuring environmental impact\n\n- Marginal Emission Factor\n\n- Average Emission Factor\n\n- Real time energy supply and emission\n\nThe objective is to measure and manage emission from electricity accurately.There is a need for the new technology that accurately measures moment to moment carbon emissions on electric system automatically tracking the actual emissions impacts associated with specific actions on the electric system,both in real time and ahead of time,we can use our appliances at times\nwhen our electricity is the cleanest.\n\nThe economics of demand flexibility,harnessing this flexibility can save consumers and companies money while lowering grid costs.\n\nAverage emissions refers to the amount of emissions generated over a given time, divided by the amount of energy produced in that time. For example, the U.S. Pacific Northwest gets most of its electricity from hydro-power, a low-emissions energy resource, and thus its average emissions factor is very low.\n\nA marginal emissions factor refers to rate at which emissions would change with a small change to electricity load. Continuing the simplified Pacific Northwest example, imagine a time when hydro-power is providing 75 percent of the region’s power and gas-fired power plants are providing the remaining 25 percent. This means that the average emissions factor of power in the Pacific Northwest would be very clean, at 25 percent the emissions intensity of natural gas (approximately 210 lbs. CO2 per megawatt-hour (MWh)). So at first glance, a great way to reduce a company’s or a person’s carbon footprint would be to move to the Pacific Northwest, where the electricity is very clean.", "744434": "Great contribution Mithlesh.", "744692": "A strong push exists in the USA for the so called \"Green\" bill. It seems however that our long term thinking and short term thinking are so often confused.\n\nThe last major Hydro plant was built in the USA in 1968. If I wanted to build a new hydro plant today I would likely not light the first light bulb for two decades (perhaps one decade if I was building a very small MW plant), but even more likely that I could never get the plant built. My math skills are a little rusty but I think that's half a century ago.\n\nSo we need a lottery - only a limited number of us can move to the Pacific Northwest - the capacity is limited :)", "778761": "econdata Thanks for putting up the explanation on emissions factor.. It was very informative" }, "source": "meta" }