Marginal Build Emissions Rates (MBERs): Hourly Global Electricity Grid Data

Global hourly Build Margin data, also known as Marginal Build Emissions Rates (MBERs), is maintained by the Climate TRACE coalition. The data is compliant with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Project Protocol electricity sector guidance. It is provided without license restrictions via AWS Open Data.

Use Cases

• Calculate project-specific carbon emissions based on hourly Build Margin data.
• Model electricity grid emissions for environmental impact assessments based on GHGP Guidelines compliance.
• Benchmark regional electricity generation carbon intensity based on global hourly data.

Strengths

• Data is compliant with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Project Protocol electricity sector guidance.
• Provided without license restrictions, facilitating open use.
• Data is global in scope and maintained by the Climate TRACE coalition.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Climate TRACE coalition

Collection Method

Developed and maintained by the Climate TRACE coalition, methodology aligned with GHGP Guidelines.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated: unknown

Geography

Global