Energy source

Conversion factor

(Tg CO₂ eq per trillion Btu)

Notes

Teragram (Tg) is a weight measurement

which equals 10¹² grams.

Net electricity

0.075

Energy bought and generated, minus energy sold offsite. Factor is a midrange value, since fuel type used for generation is unspecified.

Residual fuel oil

0.0788

Distillate fuel oil

0.0732

Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4 diesel fuels.

Natural gas

0.0531

LPG and NGL

0.0623

Examples include: ethane, ethylene,

propane, propylene, normal butane,

butylene, ethane-propane mixtures,

propane-butane mixtures, and isobutene.

Coal

0.0940

Coke and Breeze

0.0937

Other

0.075

Includes net steam, and feedstocks.

Factor is a midrange value.

Shipments of Energy

Sources Produced

On Site

0.075

Shipments to other sites of material to be used as fuel. This quantity is subtracted from the others, to avoid double counting. Factor is a midrange value.