Electric Utilities Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

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Sustainability Reporting Guidelines & Electric Utility Sector Supplement
Profile
Electric Utility Sector-Specific Organizational
Profile Protocols
In addition to the disclosure items in the Organizational
Profile found in the G3 Guidelines, electric utilities
should also provide the following information specific to
the sector.
EU1:
Installed capacity, broken down by primary energy
source and by regulatory regime.
1. Relevance
The installed capacity of the reporting
organization broken down by primary energy
source and by regulatory regime, shows
in more detail the reporting organization’s
operations within a regulatory regime or
geographic context. An understanding of
installed capacity provides an initial indication
of the environmental, social and economic
impacts likely to arise from a given power
generation portfolio based on footprint of
infrastructure.
The breakdown by regulatory regime or
geographic context is necessary as it provides
a consistent framework for measuring and
reporting of utility activities.
2. Compilation
2.1 Describe the fuels used and the capacity of
multi-fuel plants.
2.2 For combined heat and power plants, the
reporting organization should report nominal
electricity capacity and heat capacity (MW).
2.3 Report installed capacity of the utility in MW.
This should be broken down by the total
installed capacity, installed capacity by energy
source and installed capacity by regulatory
regime.
3. Definitions
Refer to G3 definition of Primary (Energy)
Source.
Regulatory Regime
A regulatory regime is defined as a local, subnational,
national or regional area where there
is a common regulatory framework.
EU
Capacity
Capacity is the maximum amount of power, in MW,
that an entity can produce. Utilities are asked to report
net capacity, i. e. maximum capacity a power station is
designed to deliver to the grid. Internal use of electricity
for auxiliary systems is excluded.
EU2:
Net energy output broken down by primary
energy source and by regulatory regime.
1. Relevance
The net energy output of the reporting
organization broken down by primary energy
source and by regulatory regime or geographic
context, shows in more detail the reporting
organization’s operations. An understanding
of net energy output provides an indication
of the environmental, social and economic
impacts likely to arise from a given power
generation portfolio based on actual output.
The breakdown by regulatory regime or
geographic context is necessary as it provides
a consistent framework for measuring and
reporting of utility activities.
This relates to EN3 which considers energy
consumption.
2. Compilation
2.1 Describe net energy generated by the utility
in GWh or GJ (for where heat is a secondary
product). This should be broken down by
primary energy source and by regulatory
regime.
3. Definitions
Refer to G3 definition of Primary (Energy)
Source.
Regulatory Regime
A regulatory regime is defined as a local, subnational,
national or regional area where there
is a common regulatory framework.
4. Documentation
None.
5. References
None.
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