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Setting up your energy sources for reporting (ensourcefacility)

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  • Purchased Steam
  • Purchased Chilled Water
  • Purchased Heating (District Heating)

Note: Purchased Electricity can be reported by the specific meter usage. Up to 30 meters of purchased electricity can be reported each month. 

 

Renewable Energy

  • Biodiesel
  • Biogas
  • Geothermal
  • Hydro
  • Mini or Micro-Hydro (onsite)
  • Purchased Renewables
  • Solar Photovoltaic (electricity)(onsite)
  • Solar Thermal (onsite)
  • Wind (onsite)

Non-Renewable Energy

  • CNG – Compressed Natural Gas
  • Coal – commercial mix (1)
  • Coal Water Slurry (2)
  • Diesel
  • Fabric Waste
  • Fuel Oil – Blended (3)
  • LNG – Liquid Natural Gas
  • LPG – Liquid Petroleum Gas
  • Natural Gas
  • Petrol/ Gasoline
  • Propane

Biomass

  • Biomass – Sustainably sourced with certification. (4)
  • Biomass – Without sustainably sourced biomass certification. (5)

 

Additional Information

  • Coal – commercial mix includes all types of traditional coal (e.g., anthracite, bituminous, etc.)
  • Coal Water Slurry is a combustible mixture of fine coal particles suspended in water used as fuel source.
  •  Fuel Oil – Blended includes all types of fuel oils (e.g., furnace oil, bunker fuel, etc.)
  • Biomass – Sustainably sourced with certification is any biomass that has supporting certification documentation from a sustainably sourced biomass program (e.g.,  Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), ISCC Biomass Certification, Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) Certification, Better Biomass Certification, Country Specific Certification, etc.)
  • Biomass – Without sustainably sourced biomass certification is any biomass that is not certified through a sustainably sourced biomass program.

After selecting your energy sources, you will be asked the following sub questions to provide additional details on your energy sources:  

  • What is the source of biomass? Select all that apply. (Ref ID: enbiomasssource)
    • Under what certification system is this biomass certified under?
    • If Other or Country Specific Certification, please describe and give reference link to certification system.
    • Please upload certificates.
  • Does your facility know the GHG emission factor of your purchased electricity source in the reporting period? (Ref ID: enghgefelecpurch)

Note: If you do not know the specific GHG emission factor of this source, you should select “No”to this question. The standard country emission factor will be applied.

If you know the specific emission factor for this source, you should select “Yes”and the reported emission factor will be used in the facility’s GHG emissions calculations. 

  • If Yes, please indicate the emission factor (kg CO2e/kWh)
  • Please provide a direct link to the source of this emission factor
  • Please upload documentation if available.
  • Does your facility know the energy source (energy mix) used to generate your purchased steam? (Ref ID: ensteammix)

Note: If you do not know the specific energy source (energy mix) used to generate your purchased steam, you should select “No”to this question.

  • If Yes, please select the energy sources.
  • Complete the following table to provide details on the energy mix of the purchased steam for the reporting period. 
  • What is the pressure of the steam received at the facility?
  • What is the temperature of the steam received at the facility (Celsius)?
  • Please upload any reference documents
  • Does your facility know the GHG emission factor of your purchased chilled water source?  (Ref ID: enchilldwateref)

Note: If you do not know the specific GHG emission factor of this source, you should select “No”to this question. The standard country emission factor will be applied after selecting “No.”

If you know the specific emission factor for this source, you should select “Yes”and the reported emission factor will be used in the facility’s GHG emissions calculations. 

  • If Yes, please indicate the emission factor (kg CO2e/kWh)
  • Please provide a direct link to the source of this emission factor
  • Please upload documentation if available.
  • Does your facility know the GHG emission factor of your purchased heating?  (Ref ID: ensourcedistrictheatingefknown)

Note: If you do not know the specific GHG emission factor of this source, you should select “No”to this question. The standard country emission factor will be applied after selecting “No.”

If you know the specific emission factor for this source, you should select “Yes”and the reported emission factor will be used in the facility’s GHG emissions calculations.

  • If Yes, Please indicate the emission factor (kg CO2e/kWh)
  • Please provide a direct link to the source of this emission factor
  • Please upload documentation if available.
  • What is the temperature of the heated water received at the facility (Celsius)?
  • What is the temperature of the heated water from district heating exiting the facility (Celsius)?
  • Does your facility know the GHG emission factor of your purchased renewables in the reporting period? (Ref ID: ensourcepurchrenewefknown)

Note: If you do not know the specific GHG emission factor of this source, you should select “No”to this question. The standard country emission factor will be applied after selecting “No.”

If you know the specific emission factor for this source, you should select “Yes”and the reported emission factor will be used in the facility’s GHG emissions calculations.

  • If Yes, Please indicate the emission factor (kg CO2e/kWh)
  • Please provide a direct link to the source of this emission factor
  • Please upload documentation if available.
  • Does your facility have the ownership of the associated renewable energy credits/carbon offsets from these purchased renewables?
  • Does your facility know the renewable energy sources (energy mix) used to generate your purchased renewables?
  • If Yes, please select the energy sources
  • Complete the following table to provide details on the energy mix of your purchased renewables for the reporting period.
  • Please upload a copy of your PPA (Power Purchase Agreement)
  • From the reported Onsite Solar or Wind Power Generation, Are the carbon or renewable energy credits sold/allocated to an external party? (Ref ID: enonsiterenewsellrecs)
  • What is the percentage of the credits sold/allocated to the external party?
  • What is the capacity of the onsite Solar Photovoltaic (electricity generating) system (in kWp)? (Ref ID: ensolarcapacity)
  • What is the percentage of your total Diesel usage, used for the onsite Generator ?  (Ref ID: endieselforgeneratorqty)

Note: If Diesel and /or Biodiesel are selected as sources, you will be asked the following sub questions to provide details on the fuel blend of these fuels. For example, if the biodiesel blend used at your facility is B20 (20% Biodiesel and 80% traditional diesel fuel), the numeric value of 20 should be input for the question “What is the percentage of Biodiesel within your biodiesel source?” :

  • Is the Diesel used within your facility a mixture of both Biodiesel and Diesel? (Ref ID: endieselmix)
  • If Yes, What is the percentage of Biodiesel within your diesel source? (ie. B10, B15, B20 etc)
  • Is the Biodiesel used within your facility a mixture of both Biodiesel and Diesel? (Ref ID: enbiodieselmix)
  • If Yes, What is the percentage of Biodiesel within your biodiesel source? (ie. B100, B90, B75 etc)

Suggested Uploads

  • Energy tracking records that show all of the facility’s energy sources.
  • Supporting documentation that supports responses to the applicable sub questions.

Reporting Fuel Blends for Diesel and Biodiesel 

Commercially available fuels are often blended and may be available in different concentrations. For example, B10 (10% Biodiesel and 90% traditional diesel fuel). Facilities are asked to report details on the proportions of the fuel blends used to allow for accurate accounting of GHG emissions. This information should be obtained from fuel providers.

 

Energy Data Quality

Accurately tracking and reporting energy use data over time provides facilities and stakeholders with detailed insight into opportunities for improvement. If data is not accurate, this limits the ability to understand your facility’s energy use footprint and identify the specific actions that will help reduce environmental impacts and drive efficiencies.

When establishing an energy tracking and reporting program, the following principles should be applied:

  • Completeness – The tracking and reporting program should include all relevant sources. Sources should not be excluded from data tracking and reporting should be based on materiality (e.g., small quantity exceptions).

  • Accuracy – Ensure that the data input into the energy tracking program is accurate and is derived from credible sources (e.g., calibrated meters, established scientific measurement principles or engineering estimates, etc.)

  • Consistency – Use consistent methodologies to track energy data that allows for comparisons of energy use over time. If there are any changes in the tracking methods, energy sources, or other operations that impact energy use data, this should be documented.

  • Transparency – All data sources (e.g., energy bills, meter readings, etc.), assumptions used (e.g., estimation techniques), and calculation methodologies should be disclosed in data inventories and be readily verifiable via documented records and supporting evidence.

  • Data Quality Management – Quality assurance activities (internal or external) should be defined and performed on energy data as well as the processes used to collect and track data to ensure reported data is accurate. For additional guidance on managing data quality, refer to Chapter 7 of the GHG Protocol a Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard: Managing Inventory Quality.

The above principles are adapted from The Greenhouse Gas Protocol – Chapter 1: GHG Accounting and Reporting Principles (https://ghgprotocol.org/).

 

 

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