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Reporting scope 2 emissions

A guide to reporting under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

This guide is based on the Reporting liquid fuel combustion video located on the Clean Energy Regulator’s website at http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au

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Welcome to this guide to reporting under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (the NGER Act).

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This guide is going to demonstrate how to report scope 2 emissions from the consumption of electricity from a grid in a state or territory.




You are required to report the consumption of electricity when it is purchased from the main electricity grid in a State or Territory or another source outside the facility and you consume over 20,000 kilowatt hours per activity in a reporting period.

You would also report the consumption of electricity if you have generated it onsite for use at the same facility. The generation and consumption of own use electricity is covered in a different presentation.




Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions are the emissions released to the atmosphere from the consumption of an energy commodity that was produced elsewhere.

For example, a power station burns coal to power its generators and in turn creates electricity. Burning the coal causes scope 1 (or direct) greenhouse emissions to be emitted. If the electricity is then supplied to the grid and consumed by a factory to power its machinery and lighting, the consumption of the electricity is considered to generate scope 2 (or indirect) emissions.

Consumers influence the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, being emitted by the power station, through their demand for electricity.




If you purchase your electricity from the grid that supplies electricity to the largest percentage of the population in your State or Territory then you are purchasing electricity from the main grid. In Western Australia, the main grid is considered to be the Southwest Interconnected System.

Each State or Territory has its own scope 2 emission factor that reflects how the electricity is generated, so it is important that you ensure that you have selected the correct State or Territory for your facility when you report your electricity consumption.




If you purchase your electricity from the grid that doesn’t supply electricity to the largest percentage of the population in your State or Territory then you are purchasing electricity from another source.

If your supplier provides you with a custom emission factor for the purchased electricity, then that is the factor you will use when reporting. Otherwise, you are required to use the default factor, which is the same as that for the Northern Territory.




Emissions and energy data, that is required under the NGER Act, is reported using the Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS), an online reporting program administered by the Clean Energy Regulator.

You are required to report each activity resulting in scope 2 emissions, from electricity consumption, for each of your facilities if the amount triggers the reporting threshold.




If you cannot see your list of entities on the left of the screen, click on the ‘Show Corporate Structure’ button.




The first step to entering activity data is to select the facility you are entering data for from your corporate structure.




To start entering activity data, click on the ‘Add Activity’ button.




‘Activity Description’ is a free text field that allows you to enter a custom description for the particular activity.




To enter activity data, you will first need to select a source category for the available options in the drop down menu. In this instance, select ‘Scope 2 emissions’ from the ‘Source Category’ drop-down menu.




Now select if you are purchasing electricity from the main grid in a state or territory or from a grid other than the main grid.




Next, you will be required to enter the amount of electricity that you have purchased for the reporting period. This amount is entered in kilowatt-hours (kWh).




Next, select the method that you are using to report your scope 2 emissions.




If you are reporting electricity consumption from another source, then you will be prompted to select if you are using the default emission factors or enter the factor provided to you by your electricity supplier.




Once you have entered all the required information, click on the ‘Save’ button. EERS may display a validation warning if any of the fields have not been filled in correctly. Otherwise, your details will be saved.




Your entered data will appear in the ‘Activity Details’ table and will be reflected in the facility’s emissions and energy summary table.

If you wish to edit or delete an existing entry, click on the appropriate icon under the ‘Action’ heading.




You can continue to report further activities for this or other facilities or you can exit by clicking on the appropriate button.

That concludes this presentation on reporting scope 2 emissions under the NGER Act.




For more information on reporting under the NGER Act;

Call the Clean Energy Regulator on 1300 553 542

Email us at [email protected]

Or visit our website at www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au






This presentation has been developed by the Clean Energy Regulator to assist persons to comply with their reporting obligations under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007. This presentation should be viewed in conjunction with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and supporting Regulations and Determination.

Changes to legislation may affect the information in this presentation.

The examples used in this presentation are for illustrative purposes only, this presentation is not intended to provide legal advice. If persons have concerns or questions about the application of legislation in their particular circumstances, they should seek professional advice.




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