The Universities at Shady Grove

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2050
  • 25% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2011 
  • 50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2035 relative to 2011 
  • 100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2037 relative to 2011
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2011
  • 100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2050 relative to 2011
Change in Emissions from 2011 to 2021:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: 17%
  • Scope 3: -89%
  • Gross emissions: -46%
  • Net emissions: -46%
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Totals
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Gross MTCDE 10,596.38 10,886.49 10,492.41 9,872.10 7,246.26 6,458.20 6,292.41 6,779.52 8,542.01 4,847.77 5,741.81
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Compost (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Biogenic (MT CO2) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 10,596.38 10,886.49 10,492.41 9,872.10 7,246.26 6,458.20 6,292.41 6,779.52 8,542.01 4,847.77 5,741.81
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 982.95 1,048.68 1,189.87 1,125.94 1,163.89 920.62 834.92 1,204.34 1,667.28 1,422.99 1,610.91
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 3,314.30 3,185.31 3,196.12 2,881.80 2,972.78 2,383.21 2,268.82 2,350.33 3,608.44 3,139.00 3,422.36
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 6,299.13 6,652.50 6,106.42 5,864.36 3,109.59 3,154.37 3,188.67 3,224.85 3,266.29 285.78 708.54
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 943.61 1,021.26 1,145.14 1,068.62 923.28 890.00 833.55 1,199.94 1,652.86 1,422.40 1,610.25
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 1.22 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.89 0.89 1.15 0.60 0.63 0.23 0.30
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 37.64 26.28 43.59 56.18 239.50 29.51 3.58 13.57
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 0.48 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.36 0.36
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 3,314.30 3,185.31 3,196.12 2,881.80 2,972.78 2,383.21 2,268.82 2,350.33 3,608.44 3,139.00 3,422.36
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 364.90 343.41 361.84 399.17 544.87 578.70 587.25 595.36 614.99 467.13
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 5,479.93 5,852.30 5,285.68 5,155.05 2,272.94 2,271.05 2,317.37 2,348.90 2,255.69 31.49
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 19.32 19.34 29.55 47.54 14.45 14.99 18.15 15.27 1.14
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 4.28 1.38 0.58 1.02 3.23 7.33 7.07 2.43 0.26
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 151.08 74.73 76.71 74.96 98.01 105.02 99.57 67.67 94.11 26.44 14.27
Wastewater (MTCDE) 49.00 54.57 51.32 49.21 56.51 49.26 34.65 45.84 62.52 33.84 34.38
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 12.30 17.22 10.21 9.84 9.84 9.84 9.84 9.84 9.84 2.46 1.23
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 218.32 289.55 290.53 127.57 127.42 122.82 117.67 132.02 211.44 190.15 191.53
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption (kWh) 5,881,692 6,125,235 6,146,034 5,882,280 5,875,340 5,725,405 5,485,305 5,942,718 9,062,631 7,826,015 7,882,868
Utility green pricing Purchased (kWh) 274,000 90,000 515,000 525,000 529,000 751,000 589,000
Utility green pricing Verification Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Green-e, Not verified
Solar Retained (kWh) 51,145.09 57,288.99 11,519.06 53,316.49 35,951.74 21,919.98
Power purchase agreement Purchased (kWh) 688,000 1,004,000
Power purchase agreement Verification Green-e Green-e