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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2040
20% reduction of Business Travel Carbon by 2026 relative to 2006
25% reduction of Direct Transportation Carbon by 2026 relative to 2006
10% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2026 relative to 2006
75% reduction of Scope 1 + Scope 2 Carbon by 2026 relative to 2006
60% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2030 relative to 2006
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2040 relative to 2006

Change in Emissions from 2006 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -48%
Scope 3: 61%
Gross emissions: 7%
Net emissions: 7%

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2006	46,529.00	0.00	0.00	46,529.00
2008	43,433.00	0.00	0.00	43,433.00
2009	44,439.00	0.00	0.00	44,439.00
2012	44,838.00	0.00	0.00	44,838.00
2013	43,875.00	0.00	0.00	43,875.00
2015	38,365.00	0.00	0.00	38,365.00
2016	63,529.00	0.00	15.00	63,529.00
2017	63,694.30	-10.00	1.00	63,694.30
2018	54,791.00	0.00	40.00	54,791.00
2019	59,814.00	-13.00	42.00	59,814.00
2020	52,512.00	0.00	20.00	52,512.00
2021	13,090.00	0.00	9.00	13,090.00
2022	34,746.50	0.00	8.00	34,746.50
2023	49,794.60	0.00	76.00	49,794.60

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2006	1	12,191.00
2006	2	10,761.00
2006	3	23,577.00
2008	1	12,815.00
2008	2	11,134.00
2008	3	19,484.00
2009	1	9,571.00
2009	2	11,179.00
2009	3	23,689.00
2012	1	6,435.00
2012	2	11,509.00
2012	3	26,894.00
2013	1	5,966.00
2013	2	11,120.00
2013	3	26,789.00
2015	1	2,466.00
2015	2	11,050.00
2015	3	24,849.00
2016	1	5,243.00
2016	2	10,881.00
2016	3	47,405.00
2017	1	6,029.00
2017	2	8,859.00
2017	3	48,806.30
2018	1	5,887.00
2018	2	6,243.00
2018	3	42,661.00
2019	1	6,566.00
2019	2	10,761.00
2019	3	42,487.00
2020	1	5,327.00
2020	2	4,168.00
2020	3	43,017.00
2021	1	4,637.00
2021	2	7,692.00
2021	3	761.00
2022	1	6,593.00
2022	2	7,650.00
2022	3	20,503.50
2023	1	6,461.00
2023	2	5,401.00
2023	3	37,932.60

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2006	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,078.00
2006	1	Direct Transportation	605.00
2006	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	508.00
2006	2	Purchased Electricity	10,761.00
2006	3	Student Commuting	21,470.00
2006	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	697.00
2006	3	Solid Waste	745.00
2006	3	T&D Losses	665.00
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,663.00
2008	1	Direct Transportation	605.00
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	547.00
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	11,134.00
2008	3	Student Commuting	17,351.00
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,445.00
2008	3	Solid Waste	688.00
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,244.00
2009	1	Direct Transportation	320.00
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	7.00
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	11,179.00
2009	3	Student Commuting	22,380.00
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	844.00
2009	3	Solid Waste	465.00
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,576.00
2012	1	Direct Transportation	214.00
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	645.00
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	11,509.00
2012	3	Student Commuting	24,508.00
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,963.00
2012	3	Solid Waste	423.00
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,514.00
2013	1	Direct Transportation	310.00
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	142.00
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	11,120.00
2013	3	Student Commuting	24,877.00
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,429.00
2013	3	Solid Waste	483.00
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,974.00
2015	1	Direct Transportation	198.00
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	294.00
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	11,050.00
2015	3	Student Commuting	23,118.00
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,293.00
2015	3	Solid Waste	438.00
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,774.00
2016	1	Direct Transportation	175.00
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	294.00
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	10,881.00
2016	3	Student Commuting	23,118.00
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,125.00
2016	3	Solid Waste	431.00
2016	3	T&D Losses	672.00
2016	3	Other Purchases / Services	22,059.00
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,523.00
2017	1	Direct Transportation	206.00
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	300.00
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	8,859.00
2017	3	Student Commuting	21,318.00
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	709.70
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	702.60
2017	3	Solid Waste	441.00
2017	3	Other Purchases / Services	25,635.00
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,295.00
2018	1	Direct Transportation	586.00
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	6.00
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	6,243.00
2018	3	Student Commuting	21,318.00
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,203.20
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	208.80
2018	3	Solid Waste	441.00
2018	3	T&D Losses	402.00
2018	3	Other Purchases / Services	19,088.00
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,496.00
2019	1	Direct Transportation	689.00
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	381.00
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	10,761.00
2019	3	Student Commuting	20,398.00
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,310.80
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	206.20
2019	3	Solid Waste	418.00
2019	3	T&D Losses	665.00
2019	3	Other Purchases / Services	19,489.00
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,902.00
2020	1	Direct Transportation	416.00
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	9.00
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	4,168.00
2020	3	Student Commuting	20,556.00
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	832.40
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	134.60
2020	3	Solid Waste	762.00
2020	3	T&D Losses	176.00
2020	3	Other Purchases / Services	20,556.00
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,477.00
2021	1	Direct Transportation	151.00
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	9.00
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	7,692.00
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	31.00
2021	3	Solid Waste	2.00
2021	3	T&D Losses	107.00
2021	3	Other Purchases / Services	621.00
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,338.00
2022	1	Direct Transportation	232.00
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	23.00
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	7,650.00
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	577.10
2022	3	Staff Commuting	752.40
2022	3	Student Commuting	8,555.00
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	149.60
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	61.40
2022	3	Solid Waste	315.00
2022	3	T&D Losses	320.00
2022	3	Other Purchases / Services	9,773.00
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,193.00
2023	1	Direct Transportation	225.00
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	43.00
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	5,401.00
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	1,424.30
2023	3	Staff Commuting	2,410.00
2023	3	Student Commuting	21,571.60
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	545.90
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	105.30
2023	3	Solid Waste	341.50
2023	3	T&D Losses	229.00
2023	3	Other Purchases / Services	11,305.00

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	27,479,247	kWh
2009	Purchased Thermal Energy	208,895	MMBtu
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	29,389,132	kWh
2012	Purchased Thermal Energy	104,993	MMBtu
2012	Power purchase agreement Purchased	473,957	kWh
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,395,237	kWh
2013	Purchased Thermal Energy	103,839	MMBtu
2013	Solar Retained	25,200	kWh
2013	Solar Verification	Not verified
2013	Power purchase agreement Purchased	626,386	kWh
2013	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,216,485	kWh
2015	Purchased Thermal Energy	37,067	MMBtu
2015	Power purchase agreement Purchased	752,162	kWh
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	30,115,494	kWh
2016	Purchased Thermal Energy	89,592	MMBtu
2016	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2016	Utility green pricing Purchased	691,011	kWh
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	29,186,273	kWh
2017	Purchased Thermal Energy	102,449	MMBtu
2017	Power purchase agreement Purchased	532,978.40	kWh
2017	Power purchase agreement Verification	Green-e
2017	Utility green pricing Purchased	2,047,173	kWh
2017	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	29,540,192	kWh
2018	Purchased Thermal Energy	98,395.88	MMBtu
2018	Power purchase agreement Purchased	610,463.20	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2018	Utility green pricing Purchased	18,417,185	kWh
2018	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	28,825,973	kWh
2019	Purchased Thermal Energy	96,019.76	MMBtu
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	617,529.92	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2019	Utility green pricing Purchased	18,417,185	kWh
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	25,270,478	kWh
2020	Purchased Thermal Energy	92,177.84	MMBtu
2020	Power purchase agreement Purchased	585,288.96	kWh
2020	Utility green pricing Purchased	18,417,185	kWh
2020	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	21,818,292	kWh
2021	Purchased Thermal Energy	8,437.6	MMBtu
2021	Solar Retained	564,467	kWh
2021	Solar Verification	Not verified
2021	Power purchase agreement Purchased	537,412.50	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified
2021	Utility green pricing Purchased	4,054,292	kWh
2021	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	26,483,453.07	kWh
2022	Purchased Thermal Energy	119,355.52	MMBtu
2022	Solar Verification	Green-e, Other
2022	Wind Retained	475,000	kWh
2022	Wind Verification	Green-e
2022	Community solar Purchased	612,521.4	kWh
2022	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2022	Power purchase agreement Purchased	561,630.10	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Verification	Green-e
2022	Utility green pricing Purchased	3,944,123	kWh
2022	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,500,000	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	3,072,381	kWh
2023	Purchased Thermal Energy	116,704	MMBtu
2023	Solar Retained	714,858	kWh
2023	Solar Verification	Green-e
2023	Community solar Purchased	2,052,867	kWh
2023	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2023	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Purchased	12,591,591	kWh
2023	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification	Green-e
2023	Utility green pricing Purchased	1,560,461	kWh
2023	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e