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You can read more about the environmental impact factors in EnergyPlus and the fuel factors as well as all the possible outputs (seems to be associated with site energy) from the I/O reference. There are several ways to report the outputs, I will mention some:
- Through the standard annual report:
In the
Output:Table:SummaryReport
object, make sure to add the predefined reports "AllSummary" or specifically "EnergyMeters" and look under the energy meters subsection after you run the simulation. - Through
Output:Variable
andOutput:Meter
objects: You can check the Report Data Dictionary (.rdd) and Meter Data Dictionary (.mdd) files to see all possible variables and meters that you can report based on your model. You can search for the keywords "CO2" or "emissions" and select the desired variables/Meters.
Here is an example of using both output variable and output meters, both should show the same results (of course you can change the reporting frequency):
Output:Variable,
*, !- Key Value
Environmental Impact NaturalGas CO2 Emissions Mass , !- Variable Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Variable,
*, !- Key Value
Environmental Impact Electricity CO2 Emissions Mass , !- Variable Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Meter,
ElectricEmissions:CO2 , !- Key Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Meter,
NaturalGasEmissions:CO2 ,!- Key Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
You can read more about the environmental impact factors in EnergyPlus and the fuel factors as well as all the possible outputs (seems to be associated with site energy) from the I/O reference. There are several ways to report the outputs, I will mention some:
- Through the standard annual report:
In the
Output:Table:SummaryReport
object, make sure to add the predefined reports "AllSummary" or specifically "EnergyMeters" and look under the energy meters subsection after you run the simulation. - Through
Output:Variable
andOutput:Meter
objects: You can check the Report Data Dictionary (.rdd) and Meter Data Dictionary (.mdd) files to see all possible variables and meters that you can report based on your model. You can search for the keywords "CO2" or "emissions" and select the desired variables/Meters.
Here is an example of using both output variable and output meters, both should show the same results (of course you can change the reporting frequency):
Output:Variable,
*, !- Key Value
Environmental Impact NaturalGas CO2 Emissions Mass , !- Variable Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Variable,
*, !- Key Value
Environmental Impact Electricity CO2 Emissions Mass , !- Variable Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Meter,
ElectricEmissions:CO2 , !- Key Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Meter,
NaturalGasEmissions:CO2 ,!- Key Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
You can read more about the environmental impact factors in EnergyPlus and the fuel factors as well as and all the possible outputs from the I/O reference. There are several ways to report the outputs, I will mention some:
- Through the standard annual report:
In the
Output:Table:SummaryReport
object, make sure to add the predefined reports "AllSummary" or specifically "EnergyMeters" and look under the energy meters subsection after you run the simulation. - Through
output variables and meters: You can check the Report Data Dictionary (.rdd) and Meter Data Dictionary (.mdd) files to see all possible variables and meters that you can report based on your model. You can search for the keywords "CO2" or "emissions" and select the desired variables/Meters.Output:Variable
andOutput:Meter
objects:
Here is an example of using both output variable and output meters, both should show the same results (of course you can change the reporting frequency):
Output:Variable,
*, !- Key Value
Environmental Impact NaturalGas CO2 Emissions Mass , !- Variable Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Variable,
*, !- Key Value
Environmental Impact Electricity CO2 Emissions Mass , !- Variable Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Meter,
ElectricEmissions:CO2 , !- Key Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency
Output:Meter,
NaturalGasEmissions:CO2 ,!- Key Name
Monthly; !- Reporting Frequency