Green-e Residual Mix factor set
This factor set represents US residual mix factors published annually by Green-e, which is a “consumer protection program designed to provide purchasers of renewable energy with good product information, assurance of product quality and verification of product ownership.”
These factors apply only to the market-based emissions method of calculating Scope 2 emissions that are accessible through the Market-based Emissions report.
This factor set dates back to its first publication in 2015 using electricity data from 2013. The regional alignment of this factor set matches up with the eGrid system in the US, not along state boundaries. The application of this factor set uses the historical data load date set for an organization, to avoid recalculation of emissions each time a new factor set is published.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Website | Green-e |
| Citation | Green-e® Residual Mix Emissions Rate Tables, factors generated by the Centre for Resource
Solutions (CRS). Latest publication: 12 December 2023 |
| Upcoming publication date | Publishes annually. Expected upcoming publication date: Q3,Q4-2024 |
| Geographical coverage | By default factors are applied to US eGrid regions. Green-e used to publish factors for Canadian NERC regions, but their last publication was in April-2018 and they have no plans for any future publications. |
| Data type coverage | Publications exist for every year from 2013 to the present. These emission factors apply only to Scope 2 market-based electricity and can be used only in the Market-based Emissions report. |
| Effective and published dates | This publication typically publishes 2 years after the effective period. For more information
on effective and published dates, refer to Assigning factors. If the organization would like to apply this factor set by always using effective periods, the historical data load date should be set to a blank value. If the organization would like to apply this factor set by always using published periods, the historical data load date should be set to a date in the distant future. If you require a custom period for your factors this will need to be managed as Custom factors. |
Managed publications and effective periods
| Factor source reference | Effective from | Effective to | Published from | Published to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Green-e Energy Residual Mix Emissions Rates. Results of the calculation of Residual Mixes for purposes of electricity disclosure in North America for the calendar year 2013. | 31 Dec 2013 | 30 Jun 2016 | ||
| 2016 Green-e Energy Residual Mix Emissions Rates. Results of the calculation of Residual Mixes for purposes of electricity disclosure in North America for the calendar year 2014. | 01 Jan 2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 01 Apr 2016 | 31 Mar 2017 |
| 2017 Green-e Energy Residual Mix Emissions Rates. Results of the calculation of Residual Mixes for purposes of electricity disclosure in North America for the calendar year 2015. | 01 Jan 2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 01 Apr 2017 | 31 Mar 2018 |
| 2018 Green-e Energy Residual Mix Emissions Rates. Results of the calculation of Residual Mixes for purposes of electricity disclosure in North America for the calendar year 2016. | 01 Jan 2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 01 Apr 2018 | 31 May 2019 |
| 2019 Green-e Residual Mix Emissions Rates (2017 Data) - Accessed on 20/Jun/2019, from: https://www.green-e.org/2019-residual-mix | 01 Jan 2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 01 Jun 2019 | 30 Apr 2020 |
| 2020 Green-e Residual Mix Emissions Rates (2018 Data) - Released on 29/May/2020, from: https://www.green-e.org/2020-residual-mix | 01 Jan 2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 01 May 2020 | 30 Apr 2021 |
| 2021 Green-e Residual Mix Emissions Rates (2019 Data) - Released on 14/April/2021, from: https://www.green-e.org/2021-residual-mix | 01 Jan 2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 01 May 2021 | 30 Jun 2022 |
| 2022 Green-e Residual Mix Emissions Rates (2020 Data) - Released on 19/July/2022, from: https://www.green-e.org/2022-residual-mix | 01 Jan 2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 01 Jul 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
| 2023 Green-e Residual Mix Emissions Rates (2021 Data) - Released on 13/December/2023, from: https://www.green-e.org/2023-residual-mix | 01 Jan 2021 | 01 Jan 2024 |