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Achieved Carbon Neutrality

Commitments:

• Climate Commitment

Specific Goals:

• Carbon neutral by 2020
• 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2020 relative to 2009 
• 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2020 relative to 2009
• 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2009  

Change in Emissions from 2009 to 2023:

• Scopes 1 and 2: -73%
• Scope 3: 10%
• Gross emissions: -60%
• Net emissions: -100%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2009	19,413.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	19,413.01
2012	21,019.83	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	21,019.83
2014	20,495.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20,495.16
2015	19,391.27	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	19,391.27
2016	17,197.79	0.00	-3.39	0.00	0.00	17,194.40
2017	17,710.05	0.00	-5.88	0.00	0.00	17,704.17
2018	16,247.45	0.00	-5.88	0.00	0.00	16,241.57
2019	8,631.41	0.00	-5.88	0.00	0.00	8,625.53
2020	7,616.40	-7,702.00	-1.36	0.00	0.00	-86.96
2021	4,851.56	-4,875.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-23.44
2022	5,699.25	-5,690.00	-9.58	0.00	0.00	-0.33
2023	7,688.58	-7,688.00	-3.72	0.00	0.00	-3.14

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2009	1	5,666.14
2009	2	10,734.43
2009	3	3,012.44
2012	1	6,008.32
2012	2	10,958.20
2012	3	4,053.31
2014	1	5,002.74
2014	2	12,199.25
2014	3	3,293.17
2015	1	4,268.27
2015	2	12,009.77
2015	3	3,113.23
2016	1	3,394.72
2016	2	10,293.38
2016	3	3,509.69
2017	1	3,685.39
2017	2	10,480.88
2017	3	3,543.78
2018	1	3,904.77
2018	2	9,522.04
2018	3	2,820.64
2019	1	5,497.06
2019	2	0.00
2019	3	3,134.35
2020	1	4,754.00
2020	2	0.00
2020	3	2,862.40
2021	1	4,166.33
2021	2	0.00
2021	3	685.23
2022	1	4,568.08
2022	2	0.00
2022	3	1,131.17
2023	1	4,369.28
2023	2	0.00
2023	3	3,319.30

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,378.13
2009	1	Direct Transportation	0.61
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	287.40
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	9,985.01
2009	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	749.42
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	493.36
2009	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,456.42
2009	3	Paper Purchasing	75.13
2009	3	T&D Losses	987.53
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,720.31
2012	1	Direct Transportation	0.61
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	287.40
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	10,506.06
2012	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	452.14
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	34.36
2012	3	Staff Commuting	63.36
2012	3	Student Commuting	276.74
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	431.73
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,274.48
2012	3	Solid Waste	835.43
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	76.50
2012	3	T&D Losses	1,060.71
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,971.55
2014	1	Direct Transportation	7.24
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	23.95
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	11,762.43
2014	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	436.82
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	51.52
2014	3	Staff Commuting	95.66
2014	3	Student Commuting	286.96
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	505.63
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,008.11
2014	3	Solid Waste	656.36
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	73.76
2014	3	T&D Losses	615.17
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,252.49
2015	1	Direct Transportation	10.19
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	5.59
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	11,661.44
2015	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	348.33
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	38.20
2015	3	Staff Commuting	74.70
2015	3	Student Commuting	395.78
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	517.10
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,030.98
2015	3	Solid Waste	371.46
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	75.13
2015	3	T&D Losses	609.88
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,384.57
2016	1	Direct Transportation	10.15
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	9,434.92
2016	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	858.46
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	35.22
2016	3	Staff Commuting	62.67
2016	3	Student Commuting	366.46
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,001.99
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,109.72
2016	3	Solid Waste	408.51
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	75.13
2016	3	T&D Losses	449.99
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,526.38
2017	1	Direct Transportation	11.23
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	147.78
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	9,578.35
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	902.53
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	35.29
2017	3	Staff Commuting	62.67
2017	3	Student Commuting	268.77
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,249.34
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,009.56
2017	3	Solid Waste	391.04
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	70.38
2017	3	T&D Losses	456.73
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,891.86
2018	1	Direct Transportation	12.91
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	8,395.25
2018	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	1,126.79
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,064.53
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	863.80
2018	3	Solid Waste	391.04
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	70.38
2018	3	T&D Losses	430.89
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,738.01
2019	1	Direct Transportation	13.34
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	745.71
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	33.74
2019	3	Staff Commuting	62.00
2019	3	Student Commuting	212.70
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	884.91
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	986.18
2019	3	Solid Waste	350.34
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	70.38
2019	3	T&D Losses	534.10
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,383.96
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	370.04
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	32.12
2020	3	Staff Commuting	58.88
2020	3	Student Commuting	200.31
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,043.73
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	545.30
2020	3	Solid Waste	349.31
2020	3	Paper Purchasing	75.35
2020	3	T&D Losses	557.40
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,583.17
2021	1	Direct Transportation	8.81
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	574.35
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	4.92
2021	3	Staff Commuting	22.75
2021	3	Student Commuting	64.62
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	25.80
2021	3	Solid Waste	174.65
2021	3	Paper Purchasing	33.14
2021	3	T&D Losses	359.35
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,482.68
2022	1	Direct Transportation	9.10
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	76.30
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	10.46
2022	3	Staff Commuting	56.31
2022	3	Student Commuting	172.23
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	331.76
2022	3	Solid Waste	70.48
2022	3	Paper Purchasing	41.06
2022	3	T&D Losses	448.87
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,150.14
2023	1	Direct Transportation	10.49
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	208.65
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	887.37
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	274.72
2023	3	Solid Waste	48.94
2023	3	Paper Purchasing	46.73
2023	3	T&D Losses	381.28
2023	3	FERA	1,680.26

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	14,408,782	kWh
2009	Purchased Thermal Energy	10,268	MMBtu
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	16,714,985	kWh
2012	Purchased Thermal Energy	6,198	MMBtu
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	18,643,472	kWh
2014	Purchased Thermal Energy	5,988	MMBtu
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	18,473,233	kWh
2015	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,775	MMBtu
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	16,852,443	kWh
2016	Purchased Thermal Energy	11,767.84	MMBtu
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	241,560	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	17,107,651	kWh
2017	Purchased Thermal Energy	12,372	MMBtu
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	241,560	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	15,448,476.01	kWh
2018	Purchased Thermal Energy	15,446.23	MMBtu
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,015,220.08	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	21,000,000	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,122,235.42	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	21,000,000	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	12,972,547	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	12,976,000	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	16,204,317.06	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Purchased	766,000	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	15,439,000	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	15,133,743.28	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	15,134,000	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e