Calculate and Track Geothermal Power Plant Emissions From Your Field

Our team helps set up the non-condensable gas calculation from your steam flow and gas sampling data. After that, you type monthly steam figures, genset diesel, SF6 top-ups and grid power into a guided inventory and see what drives the plant's footprint.

Scope 1 & 2 Inventory

Easy Monthly Field Data

Plants and Well Pads

GHG Metric dashboard of geothermal power plant emissions for Unit 1 – 30 MWe: monthly Scope 1 and 2 trend and top sources

Monthly data entry screen to track geothermal Scope 1 emissions, with saved items like unit 1 steam flow

GHG Metric locations view for geothermal power plant emissions: Unit 1 – 30 MWe and 3 more sites with Scope 1 and 2 totals

Scope 1 & 2 Inventory

Easy Monthly Field Data

Plants and Well Pads

QUICK ANSWER

What is the easiest way for a small geothermal operator to track its carbon emissions?

The easiest way for a small geothermal operator to track its carbon emissions is a tool holding a plant-specific gas calculation beside routine fuel and power entries. Once the reservoir gas method is set, list steam flows, genset diesel, switchyard SF6 and grid supply, then enter monthly quantities from plant logs. GHG Metric pairs hands-on setup from its team with plain, GHG Protocol-aligned monthly tracking.

Share your plant type, wells and gas sampling; GHG Metric's team sets up the reservoir gas calculation.

Each month, type steam flow, diesel liters, SF6 kilograms and grid kWh from plant logs.

Factors are applied automatically, and every activity is filed under Scope 1 or Scope 2.

Check the dashboard to see the gas share and whether gensets, pumps or vehicles come next.

Sound Familiar?

Why Geothermal Power Plant Emissions Need More Than a Fuel Calculator

Most of a geothermal plant's footprint comes out of the reservoir, while the rest looks like any small industrial site.

Gas content differs by well and drifts

CO2 and methane in the steam vary between production wells and change as the field matures. Generic per-kWh defaults can miss your plant's real figure by a wide margin.

Gas content differs by well and drifts

CO2 and methane in the steam vary between production wells and change as the field matures. Generic per-kWh defaults can miss your plant's real figure by a wide margin.

Plant totals hide the field's moving parts

Gensets, well pad pumps and field vehicles appear as one fuel bill and one power bill. You cannot see whether pumping, backup power or the fleet should change first.

Plant totals hide the field's moving parts

Gensets, well pad pumps and field vehicles appear as one fuel bill and one power bill. You cannot see whether pumping, backup power or the fleet should change first.

Sampling results live in a lab report

Gas analyses arrive from the lab on their own schedule while fuel sits in the store log. Months go missing between files, and the annual total gets pieced together under deadline.

Sampling results live in a lab report

Gas analyses arrive from the lab on their own schedule while fuel sits in the store log. Months go missing between files, and the annual total gets pieced together under deadline.

Development banks look closely at gases

Development lenders, green bond investors and energy ministries want geothermal operators to explain how their Scope 1 and 2 figure was derived, often in grams of CO2e per kWh generated.

Development banks look closely at gases

Development lenders, green bond investors and energy ministries want geothermal operators to explain how their Scope 1 and 2 figure was derived, often in grams of CO2e per kWh generated.

How It Works

How to Measure Geothermal Power Plant Emissions, From Wells to Dashboard

Our team sets up the reservoir gas part with you; the remaining activities you pick and enter yourself in plain terms.

Set up plants and well pads

Add each power plant, plus remote well pads if you track them apart. Flash and binary units can be separate locations.

Agree the gas method, pick the rest

Share gas sampling and steam or brine flow records, and our specialists turn them into plant-specific values. Then pick the other cards: grid power, gensets, SF6 equipment, vehicles and cooling.

Name recurring items once

Create items like "Unit 1 steam flow" in kg, "Pad 4 genset diesel" in liters or "Switchyard SF6" in kg, and star them so names and units carry over.

Enter the month, read the plant

Type each month's steam, fuel, SF6 and power figures. The plant total, monthly chart and top-emitting activities update immediately, reservoir gases included.

Platform Features

Calculate, Track and Reduce Geothermal Power Plant Emissions

Team-supported reservoir gas setup, then self-service tracking for fuel, power and SF6 across your plants.

Calculate Geothermal Emissions With Team-Supported Reservoir Gas Setup

Non-condensable gases need plant-specific values, so our team works through your gas analyses and steam or brine flow records to set up CO2 and methane for each unit. Everything else is self-service: diesel for standby gensets and field vehicles, SF6 top-ups in switchyard breakers, grid power for well pad pumps and refrigerant for control room cooling. GHG Metric assigns each activity to Scope 1 or Scope 2.

Values From Your Own Gas Samples

Flash and Binary Units Apart

Fuel, Power and SF6 Self-Service

Inventory setup for geothermal CO2 and methane calculation in GHG Metric: non-condensable gases (team set-up) and more

Saved items for easy monthly geothermal power plant emissions entry: unit 1 steam flow and pad 4 genset diesel

Easy Data Collection to Track Steam Flows, Gensets and Pads

Once the gas setup is in place, monthly entries are routine. Name an item once, such as "Unit 1 steam flow" or "Pad 4 genset diesel", and its name and unit return next month. The status grid shows which plants, pads and months are still pending, and each item's separate history lets you compare a unit or pad across the year.

Routine Entries After Gas Setup

See Which Pads Are Pending

Compare Units Across the Year

Easy Data Collection to Track Steam Flows, Gensets and Pads

Routine Entries After Gas Setup

See Which Pads Are Pending

Compare Units Across the Year

Easy Data Collection to Track Steam Flows, Gensets and Pads

Routine Entries After Gas Setup

See Which Pads Are Pending

Compare Units Across the Year

Reduce Geothermal Plant Emissions Where the Field Allows

Your plant's six biggest activities are ranked by tCO₂e and share, so the weight of reservoir gas against gensets, pumps and SF6 is plain. That helps decide between reinjecting gas, swapping diesel gensets for grid or plant power, or fixing a leaking breaker, and the change arrows show whether the step worked.

See Reservoir Gas Share Clearly

Weigh Gas Reinjection Projects

Retire Diesel Gensets With Evidence

Biggest emission sources ranked to reduce geothermal plant emissions, led by non-condensable gases – cooling tower at 92%

Reduce Geothermal Plant Emissions Where the Field Allows

See Reservoir Gas Share Clearly

Weigh Gas Reinjection Projects

Retire Diesel Gensets With Evidence

Reduce Geothermal Plant Emissions Where the Field Allows

See Reservoir Gas Share Clearly

Weigh Gas Reinjection Projects

Retire Diesel Gensets With Evidence

Business Features

Report Geothermal Power Plant Emissions to Lenders and Ministries

Plant engineers, reservoir staff and finance teams share one browser tool, backed by our team for the reservoir gas setup.

Emissions Dashboard

Monthly Scope 1 and 2 per plant, with reservoir gases shown as their own activity.

Specialist Onboarding

Our team sets up reservoir gas values with you and shows staff how monthly entry works.

Multiple Locations

Flash units, binary units and well pads each get results, plus one company total.

Reduction Targets

Set a target, for example after a gas reinjection project, and follow it monthly.

GHG Protocol Calculations

Reservoir gases, genset fuel, SF6 and grid power calculated in line with the GHG Protocol.

Multi-user Access

Operators, lab staff and finance enter or review data with role-based permissions.

By The Numbers

Geothermal Emissions Tracking at a Glance

Fixed facts about how GHG Metric handles a geothermal site.

1 reservoir gas setup per plant, built with our team from your own sampling data

5 self-service inventory areas: grid power, gensets, SF6 breakers, field vehicles, cooling

6 largest plant activities ranked, so reservoir gas is weighed against everything else

Get in Line for Reservoir Gas Calculation Set-Up

Join the waitlist and our team will reach out when access opens to set up your plant's gas values. Monthly entry is then in your hands.

Use Cases

When Geothermal Operators Need Emission Figures

Requests like these reach geothermal developers and operators, often around new financing or a field expansion.

Plant engineer

A plant engineer answers a development bank before new drilling

A development bank funding new production wells asks for Scope 1 and 2 emissions with the gas method explained. The plant engineer shares gas analyses with GHG Metric's team, the reservoir gas setup is agreed, and twelve months of steam and fuel figures produce the breakdown.

Operations manager

An operator compares its flash unit with its binary unit

Running both designs, the operations manager adds each unit as a location. The dashboard shows the flash unit's vented gases far above the binary unit, where gas goes back underground with the brine, which supports a gas reinjection trial at the flash plant.

Finance manager

A finance manager follows a green bond reduction goal

The company's green bond framework includes an emissions reduction goal. The finance manager sets a reduction target in GHG Metric, staff close missing months in the status grid, and monthly progress shows the effect of replacing diesel gensets at remote well pads.

FAQ

Geothermal Power Plant Emissions FAQ

Why should a geothermal power plant track its carbon emissions?

Geothermal power is low-carbon but not zero-carbon, and lenders, investors and governments want the plant's actual figure rather than an industry average. Some reservoirs release far more CO2 than others, so a measured number protects the plant's green credentials. GHG Metric, with setup help from its team, gives operators a monthly record of Scope 1 and 2.