Table 1 Data sources for the power sector.

From: Carbon Monitor Cities near-real-time daily estimates of CO2 emissions from 1500 cities worldwide

Country/Region

Data source

Description

China

National Grid Daily Electric Load (https://www.sgcc.com.cn/)

Daily thermal production

India

Power System Operation Corporation Limited (https://posoco.in/reports/daily-reports/)

Daily thermal production (from coal, lignite, gas, naphtha and diesel)

United States

Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Hourly Electric Grid Monitor (https://www.eia.gov/beta/electricity/gridmonitor/)

Hourly thermal production (from coal, petroleum, and natural gas)

EU27

ENTSO-E Transparency platform (https://transparency.entsoe.eu/dashboard/show)

Hourly thermal production

United Kingdom

Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS) (https://www.bmreports.com/)

Hourly power generation

Russia

United Power System of Russia (http://www.so-ups.ru/index.php)

Total hourly generation

Japan

Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) (https://www.occto.or.jp/en/)

Hourly thermal generation

Brazil

Operator of the National Electricity System (http://www.ons.org.br/Paginas/)

Hourly thermal production