Grid emission factor is the amount of emission per unit of electricity used in that grid. Below I have derived the grid emission factor (GEF) for some islands on Maldives based on data of 2012.
*one kWh is equal one unit of electricity
The significance of these numbers is that it gives you an idea how much carbon footprint you would have if you were living in one of those islands. All you would have to do is take the kWh (meter) reading for a particular month and multiply with this number. And that would give the contribution of your household to global warming or climate change by the use of electricity that month or the period that reading has been taken.
Remember this just one part of your carbon footprint, there are others things like the waste u create, or the cycles, buses or taxis ride you take which adds to your carbon footprint.
*one kWh is equal one unit of electricity
The significance of these numbers is that it gives you an idea how much carbon footprint you would have if you were living in one of those islands. All you would have to do is take the kWh (meter) reading for a particular month and multiply with this number. And that would give the contribution of your household to global warming or climate change by the use of electricity that month or the period that reading has been taken.
Remember this just one part of your carbon footprint, there are others things like the waste u create, or the cycles, buses or taxis ride you take which adds to your carbon footprint.
Very informative and useful piece of work. Good contribution to the sector.
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ReplyDeletethese are very interesting sets of data!
i was looking for 2012 data on the maldives energy sector and maybe you can help? I am looking for data on total installed capacity, what is the percentage that is operated by STELCO, Island Development Committees, Independent Power Producers and in resorts, as well as information on the new power, water and sewage utilities that have been created recently. can you advise where to get that from? thanks a lot!
Susana
It would be best if you could approach Ministry of Environment and Energy. They should have data on that in general terms. More specific technical data you might have to approach stelco or fenaka (other utilities company)
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