History[edit]

 eGRID2018 was released by EPA on January 28, 2020 and eGRID2018v2 was released
on March 9, 2020. It contains year 2018 data.
 eGRID2016 was released by EPA on February 15, 2018. It contains year 2016 data.
 eGRID2014 was released by EPA on January 13, 2017. It contains year 2014 data.
 eGRID2012 was released by EPA on October 8, 2015. It is the 10th edition and contains
year 2012 data.
 eGRID2010 Version 1.0 with year 2010 data was released on February 24, 2014.
 eGRID2009 Version 1.0, with year 2009 data was released on May 10, 2012.
 eGRID2007 Version 1.0 was released on February 23, 2011 and Version 1.1 was
released May 20, 2011.
 eGRID2005 Version 1.0 was released in October 2008 and Version 1.1 was released in
January 2009.
 eGRID2004 Version 1.0 was released in December 2006; Version 2.0 was released in
early April 2007; and Version 2.1, was released in late April 2007 and updated for typos in
May 2007.
 eGRID2000 Version 1.0 was released in December 2002; Version 2.0 was released in
April 2003; and Version 2.01 was released in May 2003. (eGRID2000 replaced eGRID
versions 1996 through 1998).
 eGRID1998 was released in March and September 2001.
 eGRID1997 was released in December 1999.
 eGRID1996 was first released in December 1998.

Data summary[edit]
eGRID data include emissions, different types of emission rates, electricity generation, resource
mix, and heat input. eGRID data also include plant identification, location, and structural
information. The emissions information in eGRID include carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen
oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), mercury (Hg), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O),and carbon
dioxide equivalent (CO2e). CO2, CH4, and N2O are greenhouse gases (GHG) that contribute
to global warming or climate change. NOx and SO2 contribute to unhealthy air quality and acid
rain in many parts of the country. eGRID's resource mix information includes the following fossil
fuel resources: coal, oil, gas, other fossil; nuclear resources; and the following renewable
resources: hydroelectric (water), biomass (including biogas, landfill gas and digester
gas), wind, solar, and geothermal.
eGRID data is presented as an Excel workbook with data worksheets and a table of contents.
The eGRID workbook contains data at the unit, generator, and plant levels and aggregated data
by state, power control area, eGRID subregion, NERC region, and U.S. The workbook also
includes a worksheet that displays the grid gross loss (%).
Additional documentation is also provided with each eGRID release such as, a Technical
Support Document (PDF), Summary Tables (PDF), eGRID subregion map (JPG), NERC region
Map (JPG), and release notes (TXT). These files are available as separate downloadable files or
all of them are contained in a ZIP file, all eGRID2018 files. Similar files can be downloaded for a
given year's eGRID release from EPA’s eGRID website.
eGRID2012 Subregion eGRID2012 NERC Region
Representational Map Representational Map

The primary data sources used for eGRID include data reported by electric generators to EPA’s
Clean Air Markets Division (pursuant to 40 CFR Part 70) and to the U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA).