Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

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 2  miles 3  miles   4  miles 5  miles 6  miles

1/2 pound of CO2 is emitted for every passenger mile flown.

Your Annual Carbon Footprint = lbs CO2

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with GreenCurrents!

Enroll now!

Any Detroit Edison customer can participate. Learn more about the GreenCurrents options and enroll here.

What else can I do?

There are many simple things you can do around your home or office to be more energy efficient and to help benefit our environment.

• Replacing each regular bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb saves 150 pounds of CO2 a year per bulb.
• Plant trees to shade your home or building, reducing your cooling costs in the summer months.  Typically, newly planted trees will begin shading windows in their first year and will reach single story roofs in years 5 -10.
• Unplug battery chargers when batteries are fully charged or the chargers are not in use.

Find more ways to make your home or office more energy efficient.