Watershed Highlights Role in Open Emissions Data Infrastructure

According to a recent LinkedIn post from Watershed, the company is highlighting work by Cornerstone to generate and release updated U.S. electricity emissions factors based on eGRID 2024. The post notes that these factors, usually provided by the EPA each January, are central to scope 2 emissions reporting for an estimated 85% of U.S. companies.

The LinkedIn post explains that Cornerstone used eGRID open source code and publicly available input data to recreate the datasets and make them easily accessible to sustainability practitioners. Watershed indicates it is supportive of this open data infrastructure effort and directs users to additional information and data access links.

For investors, the post suggests that Watershed is aligning itself with open, standardized emissions data that can reduce friction in carbon accounting and compliance workflows. This positioning may strengthen Watershed’s role in the sustainability software ecosystem by tying its services more closely to widely used datasets that underpin corporate emissions reporting.

The effort could also enhance customer stickiness, as reliable and timely access to scope 2 emissions factors is critical for companies facing growing regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny. By associating with infrastructure that addresses a gap left by delayed official data, Watershed may differentiate its platform in a competitive climate-tech market and reinforce its value proposition to enterprise clients.