The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) mandatory national greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program requires regulated
natural gas utilities, and some of their largest customers, to report GHG emissions from their operations.
The EPA website includes resources to understand the rule
and an online tool to see if it applies to your company.
Information about natural gas delivered by Minnesota Energy Resources
If your company is required to report greenhouse gas emissions or chooses to analyze its carbon footprint, you may need information
about natural gas delivered by Minnesota Energy Resources. The EPA’s default emission factors for natural gas for
CO2 and
CH4 and N2O
are appropriate to use for the natural gas we distribute along with WEC Energy Group’s leak rate of 0.55 kg/mmBTU.
The amount of natural gas consumed can be found on your bill or in the My Account
section of our website. As a service to customers, we provide the heating value of your natural gas below*.
| Higher heating value (HHV) - (MMBtu/Mscf) |
| 2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Jan |
1.050 |
1.034 |
1.050 |
1.057 |
1.067 |
1.065 |
1.060 |
| Feb |
1.051 |
1.037 |
1.047 |
1.052 |
1.069 |
1.064 |
1.061 |
| Mar |
1.052 |
1.037 |
1.054 |
1.057 |
1.073 |
1.072 |
1.058 |
| Apr |
1.056 |
1.048 |
1.055 |
1.071 |
1.084 |
1.074 |
1.057 |
| May |
1.056 |
1.044 |
1.061 |
1.073 |
1.073 |
1.073 |
1.064 |
| Jun |
1.053 |
1.043 |
1.068 |
1.074 |
1.070 |
1.072 |
1.065 |
| Jul |
1.038 |
1.046 |
1.082 |
1.067 |
1.074 |
1.074 |
1.059 |
| Aug |
1.041 |
1.038 |
1.076 |
1.067 |
1.077 |
1.077 |
1.061 |
| Sep |
1.039 |
1.039 |
1.080 |
1.067 |
1.096 |
1.075 |
1.060 |
| Oct |
1.052 |
1.041 |
1.078 |
1.077 |
1.075 |
1.071 |
1.061 |
| Nov |
1.045 |
1.055 |
1.066 |
1.071 |
1.070 |
1.065 |
1.065 |
| Dec |
1.038 |
1.056 |
1.062 |
1.071 |
1.069 |
1.062 |
1.066 |
STP: Standard Temperature - 60°F, Standard Pressure - 14.7 psia
Measurement Standards: GPA-2172 and GPA-2145
* The data on this page represent an average heating value for
the system and may differ from data that meets state or local regulatory requirements
and is used for billing purposes. Accordingly, it is data provided solely for
informational purposes, and not for billing purposes. Minnesota Energy Resources
makes no claim or representation that the data provided is accurate and makes no warranties
express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose,
including EPA compliance. No party should rely on such data, including, but not limited
to, for billing purposes.
If you need or want more than consumption and heating value information, an independent
natural gas analysis service provider can help.
