There are two Purchased Heat calculation methods to choose from:
Heat consumption uses your heating consumption. This is our recommended calculation method as it provides the most accurate results.
Bring Your Own Emissions allows you to upload your own pre-calculated emissions to the Plan A platform. For more information, see here.
We recommend calculation methods based on their accuracy but ultimately you should choose a calculation method that fits the data you have access to.
National Averages
When specific data is unavailable, National Averages can be used to calculate emissions. National Averages represent the average values for a given type of activity data within a specific country.
National Averages will be shown automatically when you have uploaded Organisational Data and haven't uploaded any data for Purchased Heat.
If you don’t want to use National Averages to calculate emissions you can upload a template with the value set to 0 for the respective time and facility.