How much electricity does a Guntur chilli cold storage use per tonne stored?

Divide monthly kWh by the tonne-months stored. A store using 60,000 kWh while holding 5,000 tonnes uses 12 kWh per tonne-month, about 8.5 kg CO2. Refrigerant top-ups are Scope 1 and can add more than people expect.

What drives it

• Ambient heat: summer months use more.
• Door opening and loading practice.
• Set point and compressor efficiency.

Refrigerant

Kg topped up × the refrigerant's GWP gives Scope 1. Ammonia has no GWP; HFCs have high ones.

Example: one summer month

• 60,000 kWh ÷ 5,000 tonne-months = 12 kWh
• 12 × 0.710 = 8.5 kg CO2 per tonne-month

What Senseible does here

Senseible reads electricity bills, including kVAh, demand and solar export lines, into dated records with the units, factor and year behind every Scope 2 figure.

• Cold storage energy per tonne
• Refrigerant top-ups in a cold store
• Cold store set point savings

Sources: CEA CO2 Baseline Database, version 21.0, GHG Protocol Corporate Standard

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.