Hydro Quebec provides annual data on direct greenhouse gas emission factors for energy sources in Quebec's import and export markets. The dataset covers North-East America, including Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, New York State, New England, MISO, and PJM, with values compiled from public sources like EPA eGrid and IESO. It was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling the carbon intensity of electricity imports based on emission factors for fossil fuel power plants.
- Comparing regional greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation across North-East American markets.
- Assessing the impact of renewable energy sources on direct greenhouse gas emissions in cross-border trade.
Strengths
- Annual updates ensure periodic data refresh.
- Geographic coverage includes multiple North-East American regions and markets.
- Sources are cited, including EPA eGrid and IESO reports.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The data is provided raw, without guarantee of quality and may change without notice.
Provenance
- Source
- Hydro Quebec (Government and Municipalities of Québec)
- Collection Method
- Data from public sources external to the company is extracted and compiled.
- Freshness
- Updated annually.
- Geography
- North-East America