1. Project & Buyer Inputs
Share of delivered renewable electricity assumed to displace the baseline source.
Confidence level that project delivers expected avoided emissions impact.
2. Existing Off-Grid Baseline Mix (%)
* Note: "EF" stands for Emissions Factor (tCO2e/MWh).
Buyer Results (Impact Summary)
Methodological Note: P-RECs are energy attribute certificates, not carbon offsets. Avoided emissions should be reported separately from Scope 2 market-based emissions and disclosed with baseline assumptions.
Assumptions & Calculation Details
This tool applies a simplified buyer-side avoided emissions methodology using user-entered baseline shares, baseline emission factors, delivery assumptions, displacement assumptions, and a conservative adjustment factor.
Baseline emissions are estimated as a weighted average of the selected existing off-grid energy sources.
Estimated avoided emissions = P-RECs Purchased × Delivery Factor × Displacement Factor × Conservative Factor × (Baseline Emission Factor − Project Emission Factor)
Results are indicative only and should be disclosed together with the assumptions used.
Data Sources & References:
- Baseline Assumptions: The 100% diesel baseline (and related off-grid energy assumptions) is informed by the World Bank ADELE Project document .
- Emission Factors: Values for generator fuels (diesel), kerosene, and candle/paraffin are sourced from the EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub .