No matter how much we recycle or use energy efficiently, it’s difficult to completely eliminate
emissions from our lives. Fortunately, Detroit Edison’s GreenCurrents renewable energy option can
make it easy for you to be a little greener.

Do you know how large your carbon footprint is? Use our calculator to find out.

Carbon Emissions Calculator
1. Home Heating
Enter your average monthly natural gas usage  Ccfs
11 pounds of CO2 are released for
each Ccf of natural gas used.
2. Vehicle Travel
For each vehicle you drive, enter an estimate of the number of miles driven each month. Enter the average miles per gallon rating for each vehicle.
Vehicle 1:  Miles per month @  Miles per gallon
Vehicle 2:  Miles per month @  Miles per gallon
20 pounds of CO2 are emitted for
every gallon of gasoline burned.
3. Electricity Usage
Enter your average monthly electricity usage  kWhs
2 pounds of CO2 are released for
every kWh of electricity used.
4. Airline Travel
Estimate the total distance of each airline trip you've taken in the past year.
1   miles
   4   miles
2   miles
   5   miles
3   miles
   6   miles
1/2 pound of CO2 is emitted for
every passenger mile flown.
 lbs CO2
   
Your Annual Carbon Footprint = 

 

A Green-e certified programReduce your carbon footprint with GreenCurrentsSM!

Join the thousand of others who have already made the choice to support the development of clean, renewable energy generation for Michigan. 

 

Questions? Please call 866.207.6955

 

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