Intel Corporation

Semiconductor Fab

Legal name: Intel Corporation · HQ: US · Public (INTC) · Founded 1968

Integrated device manufacturer and aspiring external foundry (18A process). One of the strongest environmental disclosers in the semiconductor industry: 99% renewable electricity globally, net-positive-water and zero-waste goals, and detailed annual corporate responsibility reporting.

Disclosure Quality

Score

65/100

Transparency Grade

T-2

good disclosure, gaps remain

Grades run T-1 (most transparent) to T-5 (least transparent).

Red flags identified (1)

  • RF-04 · AI-specific energy use not disclosed

See the disclosure audit below for details.

Fiscal year 2026. Score computed from OpenButterfly T1–T6 disclosure framework audit. Confidence tier: C (Estimated, Documented Method).

Environmental Metrics

Fiscal year 2025. Each metric is shown at its most recent available year; rows from a different year are marked.

Confidence tiers: A measured and verified · B company-reported · C documented estimate · D uncertain estimate · E modeled · ND not disclosed.

Total Energy Consumption

10.2 TWh

≈ the annual electricity use of 968,000 US homes

method: known_capacity_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

C

Scope 1 Emissions

1.27 Mt CO₂e

≈ the annual emissions of 277,000 passenger cars

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

B

Scope 2 Emissions (market-based)

49 kt CO₂e

≈ the annual emissions of 11,000 passenger cars

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

B

Scope 3 Emissions

25.05 Mt CO₂e

≈ the annual emissions of 5.4 million passenger cars

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

B

Water Withdrawal

14.9 GL

≈ 5,942 Olympic swimming pools of water

method: wue_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

D

Property-Line Noise (estimated)

~59.3 dBA at property line

method: cooling_load_noise_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

E

Disclosure Audit

Show 5 disclosure checks (T1–T6 framework)
T1.1

Total electricity consumption disclosed

Total energy disclosed in the Corporate Responsibility Report (~10-11 TWh); 99% renewable electricity globally.

Fully Disclosed
T1.2

AI-specific energy consumption disclosed

No attribution of energy to AI-related product manufacturing (18A, Gaudi).

RF-04 (AI-specific energy use not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T2.1

Scope 1 GHG emissions disclosed

Scope 1 disclosed including process gases; net-zero Scope 1+2 target 2040.

Fully Disclosed
T3.1

Total water withdrawal disclosed

Water withdrawal and restoration disclosed; net-positive-water goal by 2030.

Fully Disclosed
T6.1

GHG accounting methodology documented

GHG Protocol with third-party assurance; among the strongest disclosure programs in the industry.

Fully Disclosed

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