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Grid Intensity: What the Number Really Means

A short explainer for grams CO2e per kWh and how to use it for back-of-the-envelope emissions math.

Updated 2025-12-05 · 1 min read
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title: "Grid Intensity: What the Number Really Means" date: 2025-12-05 category: Emissions tags: ["Emissions", "Grid intensity", "CO2e"] summary: "A short explainer for grams CO2e per kWh and how to use it for back-of-the-envelope emissions math."

Grid Intensity: What the Number Really Means

Grid intensity (often expressed as grams of CO2e per kWh) is a convenient estimate for electricity-related emissions.

Use it for quick math

Try the Emissions Estimator to translate kWh into CO2e.

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