Factor record · 5-loss-kwh-kwh-scope-3-defra-2026last verified 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
0.00176
kgCO2e / kWh
5% loss (kWh) — well-to-tank (WTT, district distribution)
WTT- heat and steam
Vintage
Unchanged from 2025
0.00176 kgCO2e/kWh in 2025
Record
- Identifier
- a135fc1190eb
- Activity
- 5% loss (kWh) — well-to-tank (WTT, district distribution)
- Category
- other
- Sub-category
- WTT- district heat & steam distribution
- Lifecycle stage
- Well-to-tank (WTT)
- Region
- GBR · United Kingdom
- Value
- 0.00176 kgCO2e/kWh
- Scope
- Scope 3*
- Scope 3 category
- Category 3
- Methodology
- activity based
- GWP
- AR5 / GWP100
- Vintage year
- 2026
- Published
- 2026
- Source reference
- Factors by Category sheet, ID 16_920_4004_5_1
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Verified
- 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
Citation
DEFRA 2026, 5% loss (kWh) — well-to-tank (WTT, district distribution), Factors by Category sheet, ID 16_920_4004_5_1
Methodology
Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.
Notes
* Scope 3 boundary · This Scope 3 Category 3 well-to-tank factor covers upstream energy-supply emissions associated with district heat and steam lost in distribution. It is separate from the Scope 2 purchased heat or steam factor and the direct distribution-loss factor.
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