Q615. With the "Liquefied Natural Gas Storage" option selected in the Applicability Tool, how does the "calculation utility" excel spreadsheet account for "Population Count and Emission Factors" when providing the user with a final CO2e number?

A615. For the “Liquefied Natural Gas Storage” calculation utility, the spreadsheet multiplies Population Counts, Emission Factors, and conversion factors to output methane emissions in metric tons CO2e for each source.

Final CO2e emissions = (Population Count) x (Operating Factor) x (Emission Factors) x (Volume conversion)

EPA-provided GHGRP Applicability Tool can be accessed here: https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/applicability-tool

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