Calculate Wind Farm Carbon Emissions and Track Every Kilo of SF6

Type SF6 top-ups from service reports, diesel from fuel cards and grid kWh drawn by idle turbines into a guided inventory. Each wind farm keeps its own items, so your investor gets a clear figure and you see which source drives it.

Scope 1–2 Figures

Quick Monthly Updates

Every Wind Farm Covered

GHG Metric dashboard of wind farm carbon emissions: monthly Scope 1 and 2 trend, scope split and top sources

Monthly data entry screen to track wind farm Scope 1 and 2 emissions, with saved items like substation GIS SF6

GHG Metric locations view for wind portfolio emissions reporting: 4 sites with Scope 1 and 2 totals

Scope 1–2 Figures

Quick Monthly Updates

Every Wind Farm Covered

QUICK ANSWER

What is the easiest way for a small wind farm owner to track its carbon emissions?

For a small wind farm owner, the easiest way to track carbon emissions is a tool that holds the factors for you, including SF6's very high one. List each site's sources once, such as switchgear SF6, van diesel and grid power, then type monthly quantities from service reports and bills. GHG Metric gives asset managers without a carbon specialist GHG Protocol-aligned figures.

Add each wind farm and choose its sources: SF6 switchgear, grid power, backup generators and service vehicles.

Each month, type the kilograms of SF6 added, liters of diesel and kWh drawn from the grid.

GHG Metric converts each quantity with GHG Protocol factors and places it in Scope 1 or Scope 2.

Open the dashboard, see whether SF6 or fuel leads, and fix that source first.

Sound Familiar?

Why Wind Farm Emissions Are Easy to Get Wrong

The total is small, so a single SF6 top-up or a missed supply bill can move it more than everything else combined.

SF6 top-ups that dwarf everything else

Each kilogram of SF6 topped up in turbine or substation switchgear counts as roughly 23 tonnes of CO2e. Get the warming potential or the unit wrong and the whole wind farm figure is off.

SF6 top-ups that dwarf everything else

Each kilogram of SF6 topped up in turbine or substation switchgear counts as roughly 23 tonnes of CO2e. Get the warming potential or the unit wrong and the whole wind farm figure is off.

Grid power hidden on a separate account

When the wind drops, yaw motors, nacelle heaters and controls draw power from the grid. That supply often sits on its own account, so nobody knows what each site uses.

Grid power hidden on a separate account

When the wind drops, yaw motors, nacelle heaters and controls draw power from the grid. That supply often sits on its own account, so nobody knows what each site uses.

Service records spread across contractors

SF6 logs sit with the turbine service provider, fuel cards with the O&M team and supply bills with finance. A monthly spreadsheet that gathers all three rarely survives a busy season.

Service records spread across contractors

SF6 logs sit with the turbine service provider, fuel cards with the O&M team and supply bills with finance. A monthly spreadsheet that gathers all three rarely survives a busy season.

Funds and lenders want numbers by a deadline

Infrastructure funds, green lenders and PPA offtakers ask for Scope 1 and 2 per wind farm, often through a data room questionnaire due within a few weeks.

Funds and lenders want numbers by a deadline

Infrastructure funds, green lenders and PPA offtakers ask for Scope 1 and 2 per wind farm, often through a data room questionnaire due within a few weeks.

How It Works

How to Calculate Wind Farm Carbon Emissions, Site by Site

You choose the sources each wind farm actually has, and GHG Metric works out which category every entry belongs in.

Add your wind farms

Create each wind farm as a location. A community project with one turbine and a fund with a dozen sites start the same way.

Choose the sources on site

Pick the cards that match: electricity for grid power drawn by idle turbines, SF6 for turbine and substation switchgear, backup generator fuel, and service vans or crane trucks.

Name each recurring record once

Create items such as "Substation GIS SF6" in kg, "Service van diesel" in liters or "Aux supply North" in kWh. Star them so they reappear next month.

Type the month's numbers, see results

Enter quantities from service reports, fuel cards and supply bills. Site totals, the monthly chart and the ranking of top sources update as soon as you save.

Platform Features

Calculate, Track and Reduce Wind Farm Carbon Emissions

Designed around turbines, substations and service fleets, in words an asset manager already uses.

Calculate Wind Farm Emissions From SF6 Logs, Fuel Cards and Bills

Build each wind farm's inventory from cards: SF6 in turbine and substation switchgear, grid electricity drawn when turbines stand still, diesel for backup generators, and fuel for service vans and crane trucks. You choose sources by name, not by scope. GHG Metric applies the warming potential for SF6 and the right factor for each fuel and the site's grid, then sorts every line into Scope 1 or 2.

Kilograms of SF6 Converted Correctly

Idle-Turbine Grid Power Included

Choose Turbine Sources, Not Scopes

Inventory setup in the GHG Metric wind farm emissions calculator: substation GIS – SF6, turbine switchgear – SF6 and more

Saved items for easy monthly wind farm carbon emissions entry: substation GIS SF6, aux supply North and service van diesel

Track Every Turbine Site With Easy Monthly Data Collection

Name a record once, like "Substation GIS SF6" in kg or "Aux supply North" in kWh, and GHG Metric keeps its name and unit ready for each new month. The status grid shows which wind farm still owes a service report or bill, and because each item stays separate you can follow one breaker's top-ups or one site's grid draw across the year.

Service Reports Entered Without Retyping

Spot the Wind Farm Still Missing

Follow One Breaker's Top-Ups

Track Every Turbine Site With Easy Monthly Data Collection

Service Reports Entered Without Retyping

Spot the Wind Farm Still Missing

Follow One Breaker's Top-Ups

Track Every Turbine Site With Easy Monthly Data Collection

Service Reports Entered Without Retyping

Spot the Wind Farm Still Missing

Follow One Breaker's Top-Ups

Reduce Wind Farm Emissions by Fixing the Largest Leak First

The dashboard ranks each wind farm's six largest sources with tCO₂e and share of the total. In most months that makes the next job clear: repair a leaking breaker, plan SF6-free switchgear at repowering, move service vans to electric or trim auxiliary loads such as heater setpoints. Arrows against the previous period confirm whether it worked.

See SF6's Share at Each Site

Make the Case for SF6-Free Gear

Confirm a Leak Repair Worked

Biggest emission sources ranked to reduce wind farm SF6 leaks, led by substation switchgear – SF6 at 67%

Reduce Wind Farm Emissions by Fixing the Largest Leak First

See SF6's Share at Each Site

Make the Case for SF6-Free Gear

Confirm a Leak Repair Worked

Reduce Wind Farm Emissions by Fixing the Largest Leak First

See SF6's Share at Each Site

Make the Case for SF6-Free Gear

Confirm a Leak Repair Worked

Business Features

Report Wind Farm Emissions to Funds and Lenders

Lean asset management teams get per-site and portfolio figures in a browser, with guided steps and charts a fund manager can read at a glance.

Multiple Locations

Add every wind farm in the portfolio and read results per site and as one combined total.

Emissions Dashboard

Scope 1 and 2 by month for each wind farm, ready when the fund's data request arrives.

GHG Protocol Calculations

SF6, fuel and country grid factors applied in line with the GHG Protocol.

Multi-user Access

O&M staff, asset managers and finance each enter their part with role-based permissions.

Reduction Targets

Set an SF6 or total target per wind farm and follow it month by month.

Web-Based, No Installation

By The Numbers

Wind Farm Emissions Tracking by the Numbers

What the tool counts and covers for a wind portfolio; your own results will differ by site.

4 inventory areas for a wind farm: SF6 switchgear, grid power, generator fuel and vehicles

6 biggest wind farm sources ranked by tCO2e and share of the total

1 combined total across all your wind farms, shown next to each site's own result

How Much of Your Wind Farm's Total Is SF6? Find Out Early

Reserve your spot to be notified once SF6 top-ups, service van diesel and grid kWh can be logged for each wind farm.

Use Cases

When Wind Farm Owners Need Emission Figures

Typical requests that land on a small wind team's desk, and how the figures get produced.

Asset manager

An asset manager answers a fund's annual ESG data request

The infrastructure fund wants Scope 1 and 2 for each of its four wind farms, plus emissions per MWh generated. The asset manager enters a year of SF6 top-ups, van fuel and auxiliary supply bills, then divides the combined total by metered generation.

Cooperative treasurer

A community wind cooperative reports to its members

Members ask whether their two-turbine project has any emissions at all. The treasurer adds the site, types in twelve months of grid draw from the supply bills and one SF6 top-up from the service report, and shows the annual meeting a small Scope 1 and 2 figure.

O&M manager

An O&M manager makes the case for SF6-free switchgear

After a breaker leaked twice, the ranking shows switchgear SF6 at two thirds of the site's total. The O&M manager tracks that breaker as its own item, sets a reduction target and uses the trend to justify vacuum switchgear at the next substation upgrade.

FAQ

Wind Farm Carbon Emissions FAQ

Why should a wind farm track its carbon emissions?

Because funds, lenders and corporate power buyers now ask wind owners for operational Scope 1 and 2 figures, and "zero" is not an accepted answer. A wind farm still leaks SF6, burns diesel and draws grid power when the wind drops. Tracking those sources also flags leaking switchgear early. GHG Metric gives small wind teams a simple way to keep these figures current.