Carbon Impact Calculator
See the environmental impact of switching from gas to electric, in terms you can actually picture.
12,000
5 yrs
30 mpg
Total gas avoided: 2,000 gallons
CO₂ prevented: 17.8 metric tons
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0
Trees needed to absorb that CO₂
Over 5 years of growth
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0
Round-trip NYC↔LA flights
In equivalent emissions
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0
Phone charges worth of energy
From the gas you won't burn
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0
Home-days of electricity
Average US household
Your switch prevents 17.8 metric tons of CO₂
That's like planting 808 trees and letting them grow for 5 years.
Impact at a glance
Each metric is scaled to its own reference — the bars are not directly comparable.🌳TreesA small forest (1,000)
808 trees
081% of reference1,000
✈️FlightsA decade of travel (50)
19.7 flights
039% of reference50
📱Phone ChargesA lifetime of phones (500k)
2,221,750 charges
0444% past reference500,000
🏠Home-Days10 years of power (3,650)
2,370 home-days
065% of reference3,650
Tree Equivalency
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808
trees needed to absorb 17.8 metric tons of CO₂ over 5 yrs
01,000 trees
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