Can contractual kWh be excluded from the location-based total?

No. The location-based inventory covers all purchased kWh; the contract split changes only the market-based calculation.

Which factor applies to electricity outside the entered contract?

Use the applicable residual mix or permitted fallback and disclose its basis; the calculator does not construct one.

No. It is an accounting-method difference for the same electricity, not a counterfactual project reduction.

No. Verify uniqueness, retirement, timing, market matching and the factor evidence separately.

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Compare location-based and market-based inventories for the same purchased electricity.

Compare location-based and market-based inventories for the same purchased electricity.

Location-based inventory = purchased kWh × location factor
Remaining kWh = purchased kWh − eligible contractual kWh
Market-based inventory = contractual kWh × contractual factor + remaining kWh × remaining-electricity factor
Method difference = location-based inventory − market-based inventory

Purchased Electricity: Use all purchased electricity in the same inventory boundary and reporting period.
Location-Based Factor: Use the appropriate grid factor for the inventory year and location.
Eligible Contractual Electricity: Use nonduplicated electricity supported by qualifying contractual instruments.
Contractual Electricity Factor: Use the documented eligible supplier or instrument factor for that contractual portion.
Remaining Electricity Factor: Enter eligible residual-mix or fallback intensity for the remaining purchased electricity.

Best suited to scope 2 dual inventory review, lower and higher eligible contractual electricity.
This covers purchased electricity only. It neither verifies contractual eligibility nor measures avoided grid emissions or project additionality.

Industrial electricity averages 9.77 cents per kWh across the U.S. (EIA, Jul 2026), up 4.7% from a year earlier. Energy-intensive steps carry this directly into unit cost.

Can contractual kWh be excluded from the location-based total? No. The location-based inventory covers all purchased kWh; the contract split changes only the market-based calculation.
Which factor applies to electricity outside the entered contract? Use the applicable residual mix or permitted fallback and disclose its basis; the calculator does not construct one.
Does location minus market inventory equal avoided grid emissions? No. It is an accounting-method difference for the same electricity, not a counterfactual project reduction.
Does entering a contract factor prove the instrument qualifies? No. Verify uniqueness, retirement, timing, market matching and the factor evidence separately.

Last reviewed 2026-10-13.