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Process Data set: [CicloData] 2023 (5)| market for electricity, low voltage | electricity, low voltage | Cutoff, U (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CL
Reference year 2020
Name
[CicloData] 2023 (5)| market for electricity, low voltage | electricity, low voltage | Cutoff, U
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD: #ECOED / #CICLODATA / Electricidad / 2023 / Electricidad SEN 2023 H, M, L voltage
General comment on data set ecoQuery: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.10/cutoff/dataset/2816/documentation This is a market activity. Each market represents the consumption mix of a product in a given geography, connecting suppliers with consumers of the same product in the same geographical area. Markets group the producers and also the imports of the product (if relevant) within the same geographical area. They also account for transport to the consumer and for the losses during that process, when relevant.;This dataset describes the electricity available on the high voltage level in Chile. This is done by showing the transmission of 1kWh electricity at high voltage.;The shares of electricity technologies on this market are valid for the year 2020. The shares have been calculated based on statistics from 2020: IEA World Energy Statistics and Balances. OECD iLibrary, eISSN: 1683-4240, DOI: 10.1787/enestats-data-en. Grid losses are based on data from 2020 (also IEA World Energy Statistics and Balances). This activity starts from 1kWh of electricity fed into the low voltage transmission network. This activity ends with the transport of 1 kWh of low voltage electricity in the transmission network over aerial lines and cables. This dataset includes: - electricity inputs produced in this country and from imports and transformed to low voltage - the transmission network - direct emissions to air (SF6 from the insulation gas in the high voltage level switchgear are allocated to the electricity demand on medium voltage). - electricity losses during transmission This dataset doesn't include - electricity losses during transformation from high to medium voltage or medium to low, as these are included in the dataset for transformation - leakage of insulation oil from cables and electro technical equipment (transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers) because this only happens in case of accidental release - SF6 emissions during production and deconstruction of the switchgear, as these are accounted for in the transmission network dataset.
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Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2023
Time representativeness description The 'Start of Period' and 'End of Period' do not refer to the year for which this market is valid. See general comment for the year for which the shares are based on.
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system Average technology used to transmit and distribute electricity. Includes underground and overhead lines, as well as air-, vacuum- and SF6-insulated high-to-medium voltage switching stations. Electricity production according to related technology datasets.;Definition of the voltage levels:;- High voltage level above 24 kV (large scale industry);- Medium voltage level between 1 kV and 24 kV (medium to small scale industry, service sector;and public buildings);- Low voltage level below 1 kV (Households)
LCI method and allocation
Type of data set Unit process, black box
LCI Method Principle Other
Data sources, treatment and representativeness
Data treatment and extrapolations principles Assumptions for the amount of transmission network per kWh transported and emissions per kWh are based on Swiss data. Electricity losses data are based on IEA data and on data from Switzerland.
Data source(s) used for this data set
Sampling procedure Literature, statistics
Completeness
Completeness of product model No statement
Data generator
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-07-12T18:43:19.852000-04:00
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UUID d59a1053-b802-43cb-a746-40835c9e9db2
Date of last revision 2024-07-12T18:35:46.072000-04:00
Data set version 00.00.005
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Inputs

Type of flow Classification Flow Location Mean amount Resulting amount Minimum amount Maximum amount
Product flow
F:Construction / 42:Civil engineering / 422:Construction of utility projects / 4220:Construction of utility projects GLO 8.74048809653223E-5 m8.74048809653223E-5 m
General comment Estimation. Data overtaken from Switzerland. Swiss data are calculated values based on the electricity transported in this voltage level (36796 GWh) and the total low voltage power line length in Switzerland (cables and aerial lines - 128646 km). Lifetime is assumed to be 40 years. See Itten&Frischknecht 2012, Tab. 4.1 and Tab. 4.3.
Product flow
D:Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply / 35:Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply / 351:Electric power generation, transmission and distribution / 3510:Electric power generation, transmission and distribution CL 0.054864 MJ0.054864 MJ
General comment Calculated from electricity generation and trade statistics. See general comment for validity and sources.
Product flow
D:Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply / 35:Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply / 351:Electric power generation, transmission and distribution / 3510:Electric power generation, transmission and distribution CL 3.6 MJ3.6 MJ
General comment Calculated from electricity generation and trade statistics. See general comment for validity and sources.
Product flow
C:Manufacturing / 20:Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products / 201:Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, plastics / 2011:Manufacture of basic chemicals RoW 4.03E-10 kg4.03E-10 kg
General comment Calculated value

Outputs

Type of flow Classification Flow Location Mean amount Resulting amount Minimum amount Maximum amount
Product flow D:Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply / 35:Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply / 351:Electric power generation, transmission and distribution / 3510:Electric power generation, transmission and distribution CL 3.6 MJ3.6 MJ
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified CL 4.03E-10 kg4.03E-10 kg
General comment Literature value/estimation. SF6 (sulphur hexafluoride) is used as quenching and insulation gas in gas-insulated switchgear. SF6 has physically ideal properties for the use in high and medium voltage switchgear. It is assumed that 95 % of the SF6 emissions occur on the high voltage level (allocated to medium voltage) and 5 % on the medium voltage level (allocated to the low voltage level). This corresponds to the European model. The emission rate of 0.87% has overtaken from conditions in Brazil. The emissions in Brazil have been calculated with data on the overall amount of SF6 in the total grid (filling capacity in electrical equipment, kg) and the amount of handled electricity in the grid. The value is rather low, because the Brazilian electricity grid is divided in separate sub-grids18, avoiding the need of high and highest voltage switchgear. Ministry of Science and Technology (2004) Brazil's initial national communication to the United Nations framework convention on climate change. Ministry of Science and Technology, Brasilia, retrieved from: unfccc.int/national_reports/non-annex_i_natcom/items/2979.php. See also Itten&Frischknecht 2012, chapter 4.3.2 Itten R. and Frischknecht R. (2012) Life Cycle Inventories of Electricity Mixes and Grid. ESU-services Ltd., Uster, Switzerland.