The Hidden Carbon Cost of Your Electric Grid

Episode 28 of Climate Economics with Fexingo dives into the often-overlooked carbon footprint of the electrical grid itself. Lucas and Luna explore how the grid's infrastructure—transmission lines, substations, and transformers—embeds millions of tons of CO2 before a single watt reaches a consumer. They focus on sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), a greenhouse gas 23,500 times more potent than CO2, used in electrical switchgear. With 80% of SF6 emissions coming from aging equipment, and replacements still decades away, they ask: Is the clean energy transition building a hidden carbon debt? #ClimateEconomics #ElectricGrid #SF6 #GreenhouseGas #TransmissionLines #Infrastructure #CarbonFootprint #CleanEnergy #GridEmissions #Sustainability #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EnergyTransition #CarbonDebt #Switchgear #Methane #Regulation Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo