Concepts and parameters
Fossil-only carbon intensity
Carbon intensity of electricity generated from fossil-fuelled sources only.
The fossil-only carbon intensity represents the amount of greenhouse gas emitted (gCO₂eq) per unit of electricity (kWh) generated from sources that consume fossil fuels. It can be calculated for each time interval, for each geographical entity, by combining the fossil-only electricity mix data with technology-specific emission factors.
The carbon intensity computed from fossil sources only can be used as a proxy for the carbon intensity of the residual mix.