Implements Equation (2) of AMS-I.A, multiplying baseline electricity generation by the applicable grid emission factor.

calculate_baseline_emissions(
  baseline_generation,
  grid_emission_factor,
  output_col = "baseline_emissions_tco2e"
)

Arguments

baseline_generation

A tibble produced by calculate_baseline_generation().

grid_emission_factor

Grid emission factor in tCO2e/kWh. Provide either a single value applied to all rows or a vector matching the number of rows in baseline_generation.

output_col

Name of the resulting emission column.

Value

The input tibble with a new column named output_col containing baseline emissions in tCO2e.

Examples

baseline <- tibble::tibble(baseline_generation_kwh = c(2000, 3000))
calculate_baseline_emissions(baseline, grid_emission_factor = 0.8)
#> Error in calculate_baseline_emissions(baseline, grid_emission_factor = 0.8): unused argument (grid_emission_factor = 0.8)