The
tool also estimates annual site energy use in a user-selected location
for:
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Residential buildings and appliances
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Passenger vehicles (<6,000 lbs)
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power plant efficiency, fuel mix, and emissions data contained in the eGRID
2007 v1.1 database are used to estimate GHG emissions (as well as SO2,
NOx, and Hg) associated with annual site energy consumption at national, NERC
region, eGRID sub-region, state, city, and zip code levels. Energy consumption
and emissions associated with extraction, processing, transportation, and
distribution are also estimated based on government data sources.