# Your buyer asked for your carbon number. Reply this week.

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/msme-carbon-number

If a buyer, a large customer or a bank has asked for your carbon footprint, type the monthly units from your electricity bill and any diesel you use. You see an estimated annual figure in tonnes of CO₂ straight away, what the person asking usually needs, and a short reply you can send. No sign-up.

## How the estimate is worked out

Annual emissions = monthly kWh × 12 × 0.710 kg CO₂ per kWh (India grid average used by Senseible) + monthly diesel litres × 12 × 2.68 kg CO₂ per litre. It is an estimate from typed numbers; a Senseible record built from the bills shows the factor and source for every line.

## Questions

### Is it really free?

Yes, to start. This estimate needs no sign-up. The Snapshot plan is free and reads up to 10 bills a month for a bill-by-bill record.

### Is the estimate enough for my buyer?

It is enough to reply quickly. Buyers and banks that check will want the bill-by-bill record, which shows the emission factor and its source for every line.

### Do I need a consultant?

No. You upload the electricity bills and fuel invoices you already have, and the record is built from them.

### Which numbers does the estimate use?

Grid electricity at 0.710 kg CO₂ per kWh, the India grid average Senseible uses, and diesel at 2.68 kg CO₂ per litre. The full product uses the same factors.

### What if my bill is handwritten or hard to read?

An unclear number is flagged for you to check instead of being guessed.

### Who sees my bills?

Your records sit in your own account. You decide what to send to a buyer or a bank.