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MetricFuel and energy consumption

Fuel consumption by type

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Fuel consumption by type presents the energy content of fuel consumed in own operations by renewable or non-renewable class, specific fuel and consuming activity.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting-period flow
Aggregation
Compatible fuel-energy rows only after fuel-specific conversion
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Fuel and energy consumption
Controlled domain
Energy
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Combustible fuel used for energy by owned or controlled operations. Non-combusted feedstocks are excluded, and energy generated from fuel and consumed internally is not counted again.

Cross-library identity

Library mappings and variants

These links compare quantity, population, boundary, period, unit, denominator, aggregation, dimensions, and method edition. Partial relationships are navigation aids only and never authorize observation reuse.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Adopting Disclosure

    CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire 2026

    fuel-consumption-by-type
    Publisher
    CDP
    Edition
    Full Corporate Questionnaire and Reporting Guidance 2026 v1.3, revised 6 August 2026
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    Q7.30.7, numeric field 1 | Q7.30.7, numeric field 2 | Q7.30.7, numeric field 3 | Q7.30.7, numeric field 4 | Q7.30.7, numeric field 5 | Q7.30.7, numeric field 6 | Q7.30.8, numeric field 1 | Q7.30.8, numeric field 2 | Q7.30.8, numeric field 3 | Q7.30.8, numeric field 4 | Q7.30.8, numeric field 5
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    European Sustainability Reporting Standards

    ESRS E1
    Publisher
    EFRAG
    Edition
    Taxonomy entry point dated 22 December 2023; package published 30 August 2024
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Component Of
    Mapping outcome
    Cross Library Link
    Source locator
    ESRS E1; E1-5; paragraph 37; datapoint E1-5_06; taxonomy concept esrs_FuelConsumptionFromRenewableSources
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    EU Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard

    fuel-consumption
    Publisher
    European Commission / EFRAG
    Edition
    Commission delegated act adopted 3 July 2026; pending Official Journal publication
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    Annex I paragraph 32 table
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    GRI 103: Energy 2025

    fuel-consumption-by-type
    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    GRI 103: Energy 2025; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    Disclosure 103-2-a, PDF page 9
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    GRI Standards

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    Current edition effective through 31 December 2026
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    Effective-date cover; Disclosures 302-1, 302-3 and 302-4
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Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting-period flow

Unit meaning: This metric is reported as a structured table; each field carries the unit stated in the table fields below.

Table fields and units

  • Renewable or non-renewable class, specific fuel and consuming activity
  • Original fuel quantity (named mass or volume unit; not displayed as energy before conversion)
  • Energy consumed (MWh — megawatt-hours of final energy from fuel; 1 MWh = 1,000 kWh)
  • Fuel-specific conversion factor, source and lower-heating-value or net-calorific basis
  • Origin, facility, country, sector, reporting period, method edition and missing-value reason

Published dimensions

  • Fuel-consumption row
  • Renewable or non-renewable fuel
  • Specific fuel
  • Coal, petroleum, natural gas, other fossil or renewable class
  • Consuming activity
  • Purchased or self-generated fuel origin
  • Facility, country and sector
  • Conversion factor, source and calorific basis
  • Reporting method edition

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

No single formula

Populate the structured fields from qualifying source observations and retain each field-level unit, boundary, status, and method; do not collapse the disclosure into one calculated value.

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.

Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 15 August 2026

    GRI 302: Energy 2016

    Publisher
    Global Reporting Initiative
    Edition
    Current edition effective through 31 December 2026
    Locator
    Effective-date cover; Disclosures 302-1, 302-3 and 302-4

    Supports: Official publisher reference linked specifically to the Sustopedia metric “Fuel consumption by type”; interpret it with the source-edition basis and limitations shown on this page.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Binding Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 consolidated 1 January 2025, ESRS E1-5 paragraphs 37-38 and AR32-34, plus current GRI 302: Energy 2016; the July 2026 ESRS annex and GRI 103: Energy 2025 are compatibility evidence only.

  • Renewable or non-renewable class and specific fuel
  • Coal, petroleum, natural gas, other fossil or renewable classification
  • Consuming activity, origin, facility, country and sector
  • Energy content in MWh, spelled out as megawatt-hours of final energy from fuel
  • Original physical fuel unit, fuel-specific conversion factor and source
  • Lower-heating-value or net-calorific basis
  • Reporting period and method edition
  • Fuel-to-self-generated-energy double-count control
  • Unavailable and unclassified values with reasons, never silently represented as zero

Record-specific limitations

  • Fuel mass or volume is not comparable as energy until a suitable fuel-specific conversion is applied.
  • Generic conversion factors can materially distort values.
  • Biomass, waste-derived fuel and hydrogen classifications are method-sensitive.
  • Different calorific bases cannot be mixed, and fuel input cannot be added to generated-energy output.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.