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How clean is the electricity I use? - Power Profiler
UPDATE: (February 19, 2009): EPA corrected the year 2005 carbon dioxide (CO2) emission rates used in Power Profiler with the most current values from eGRID. The year 2005 CO2 emission rates remained unchanged in the following eGRID subregions: ASCC Miscellaneous (AKMS), ERCOT All (ERCT), SPP North (SPNO), and WECC Southwest (AZNM). The CO2 emission rates increased by less than one percent in the following eGRID subregions: MRO West (MROW), RFC West (RFCW), SERC Midwest (SRMW), SERC Mississippi Valley (SRMV), SERC South (SRSO), SERC Tennessee Valley (SRTV), SPP South (SPSO), WECC Northwest (NWPP), WECC Rockies (RMPA). The CO2 emission rates increased between one and seven percent in the following eGRID subregions: ASCC Alaska Grid (AKGD), FRCC All (FRCC), HICC Miscellaneous (HIMS), HICC Oahu (HIOA), MRO East (MROE), NPCC NYC/Westchester (NYCW), NPCC Upstate NY (NYUP), RFC East (RFCE), RFC Michigan (RFCM), SERC Virginia/Carolina (SRVC), WECC California (CAMX). The CO2 emission rates increased by 11.8 percent in NPCC New England (NEWE) and by 13.5 percent in NPCC Long Island (NYLI).
In the United States, electricity is generated in many different ways, with a wide variation in environmental impact. Electricity generation from the combustion of fossil fuels contributes toward unhealthy air quality, acid rain, and global climate change.
Many electricity customers can choose their provider of electricity or can purchase green power from their utility. In fact, you might now have the option of choosing cleaner, more environmentally friendly sources of energy.
Power Profiler will:
- Determine your power grid region based on your ZIP code and electric utility
- Compare the fuel mix and air emissions rates of the electricity in your region to the national average
- Determine the air emissions impacts of electricity use in your home or business
Power Profiler is very easy to use and takes about 5 minutes. To start, all you need is your ZIP code.
Power Profiler currently uses year 2005 data from EPA’s Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID).
The Power Profiler report will show you the air emissions attributable to the electricity you use in your home or business during one year, along with a description of what these numbers mean in everyday terms.
Sample Power Profiler Report
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Text only version of Power Profiler Report »
