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      <h1  class="page-title">GHGRP Electrical Equipment Production and Use</h1>
      
    
            
    
    
    
  
    


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<p>The electrical transmission and distribution subsector consists of all electric transmission and distribution equipment insulated with or containing sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>) or perfluorocarbons (PFCs) within an electric power system. This equipment includes but is not limited to gas-insulated substations; circuit breakers; switchgear, including closed-pressure and hermetically sealed-pressure switchgear; gas-insulated lines containing SF<sub>6</sub> or PFCs; and gas containers such as pressurized cylinders, gas carts, electric power transformers, and other containers of SF<sub>6</sub> or PFCs. Emissions occur during installation, use, servicing, and decommissioning of the equipment. </p>

<p>The electrical equipment manufacturing subsector includes facilities that manufacture or refurbish electrical equipment. At these facilities, emissions occur during equipment testing and filling.</p>

<ul class="accordion"><li><a title="Click to expand description" class="accordion-title" href="#pane-1">2015 Total Reported Direct Emissions from Production and Use of Electrical Equipment Sector, by Subsector (as of 8/13/16).</a>

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			<p>Sum of percentages may not equal 100% due to independent rounding.</p>
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</ul><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Production and Use of Electrical Equipment — Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reported to the GHGRP</strong><br />
				(all emissions values presented in million metric tons CO<sub>2</sub>e)</td>
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			<th class="center" scope="col">2011</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2012</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2013</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2014</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2015</th>
		</tr><tr><td><strong>Number of facilities:</strong>
				<ul><li>Use of Electrical Equipment</li>
					<li>Electrical Equipment Manufacturers</li>
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				123<br />
				6</td>
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				118<br />
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				105<br />
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		</tr><tr><td><strong>Total emissions (CO<sub>2</sub>e):</strong>
				<ul><li>Use of Electrical Equipment</li>
					<li>Electrical Equipment Manufacturers</li>
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				3.9<br />
				0.3</td>
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				0.2</td>
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				3.3<br />
				0.2</td>
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				3.2<br />
				0.2</td>
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				2.7<br />
				0.2</td>
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				    gas (CO<sub>2</sub>e)</strong>
				<ul><li>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</li>
					<li>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</li>
					<li>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</li>
					<li>Perfluorocarbons (PFCs):</li>
					<li>Sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>):</li>
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				**<br />
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				**<br />
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				2.9</td>
		</tr></tbody></table><p>Totals may not equal sum of individual GHGs due to independent rounding.<br />
	** Total reported emissions are less than 0.05 million metric tons CO<sub>2</sub>e.</p>
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