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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment

Change in Emissions from 2010 to 2019:

Scopes 1 and 2: 31%
Scope 3: -28%
Gross emissions: 13%
Net emissions: -89%

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2010	17,072.73	0.00	-64.21	0.00	17,008.52
2011	16,687.55	0.00	-64.21	0.00	16,623.34
2012	14,424.81	0.00	-64.21	0.00	14,360.60
2013	12,801.27	0.00	-64.21	0.00	12,737.06
2014	12,648.28	0.00	-64.21	0.00	12,584.07
2015	12,476.35	-250.00	-53.45	0.00	12,172.90
2016	11,689.38	0.00	-136.51	0.00	11,552.87
2017	19,057.74	-4.00	-39.27	-214.00	19,014.47
2018	18,443.46	0.00	-34.75	0.00	18,408.71
2019	19,226.28	-17,396.00	-37.90	0.00	1,792.38

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2010	1	7,035.52
2010	2	4,765.35
2010	3	5,271.86
2011	1	7,244.43
2011	2	4,301.07
2011	3	5,142.05
2012	1	6,343.35
2012	2	2,844.29
2012	3	5,237.17
2013	1	7,081.26
2013	2	381.32
2013	3	5,338.69
2014	1	7,861.21
2014	2	58.44
2014	3	4,728.63
2015	1	7,789.26
2015	2	17.34
2015	3	4,669.75
2016	1	6,747.94
2016	2	0.00
2016	3	4,941.44
2017	1	13,825.72
2017	2	0.00
2017	3	5,232.02
2018	1	14,024.22
2018	2	0.00
2018	3	4,419.24
2019	1	15,413.05
2019	2	0.01
2019	3	3,813.22

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,825.67
2010	1	Direct Transportation	204.71
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.14
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	4,765.35
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	231.70
2010	3	Staff Commuting	959.67
2010	3	Student Commuting	70.50
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,502.44
2010	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	29.48
2010	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	2,006.47
2010	3	Solid Waste	-35.17
2010	3	Wastewater	71.49
2010	3	Paper Purchasing	134.69
2010	3	T&D Losses	300.59
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,035.21
2011	1	Direct Transportation	204.08
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.14
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	4,301.07
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	231.76
2011	3	Staff Commuting	959.89
2011	3	Student Commuting	70.54
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,444.94
2011	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	29.49
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,929.67
2011	3	Solid Waste	-35.17
2011	3	Wastewater	71.49
2011	3	Paper Purchasing	134.69
2011	3	T&D Losses	304.75
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,134.89
2012	1	Direct Transportation	203.32
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.14
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	2,844.29
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	229.81
2012	3	Staff Commuting	951.77
2012	3	Student Commuting	69.94
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,355.46
2012	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	29.24
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,810.17
2012	3	Solid Waste	175.83
2012	3	Wastewater	87.87
2012	3	Paper Purchasing	134.69
2012	3	T&D Losses	392.39
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,873.43
2013	1	Direct Transportation	202.69
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.14
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	381.32
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	228.08
2013	3	Staff Commuting	944.56
2013	3	Student Commuting	69.40
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,321.20
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	29.01
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,986.71
2013	3	Solid Waste	175.83
2013	3	Wastewater	46.63
2013	3	Paper Purchasing	134.69
2013	3	T&D Losses	402.58
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,582.16
2014	1	Direct Transportation	202.70
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	71.21
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	5.14
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	58.44
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	230.11
2014	3	Staff Commuting	953.05
2014	3	Student Commuting	70.02
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,296.98
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	29.28
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,598.73
2014	3	Solid Waste	152.38
2014	3	Wastewater	79.97
2014	3	Paper Purchasing	131.87
2014	3	T&D Losses	186.24
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,459.52
2015	1	Direct Transportation	241.48
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	77.44
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	10.82
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	17.34
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	237.22
2015	3	Staff Commuting	973.34
2015	3	Student Commuting	81.15
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,005.72
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	38.94
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,777.09
2015	3	Solid Waste	219.89
2015	3	Wastewater	83.84
2015	3	Paper Purchasing	67.94
2015	3	T&D Losses	184.62
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,315.00
2016	1	Direct Transportation	235.93
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	186.12
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	10.89
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	0.00
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	243.36
2016	3	Staff Commuting	1,020.63
2016	3	Student Commuting	81.07
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,471.43
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	70.51
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,643.15
2016	3	Solid Waste	153.10
2016	3	Wastewater	83.84
2016	3	Paper Purchasing	43.87
2016	3	T&D Losses	130.48
2017	1	Co-gen Electricity	4,255.69
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	6,021.30
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	3,181.86
2017	1	Direct Transportation	258.23
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	107.51
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.13
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	243.39
2017	3	Staff Commuting	987.43
2017	3	Student Commuting	90.37
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,511.15
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	197.08
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,883.54
2017	3	Solid Waste	141.40
2017	3	Wastewater	67.59
2017	3	Paper Purchasing	50.49
2017	3	T&D Losses	59.58
2018	1	Co-gen Electricity	4,976.65
2018	1	Co-gen Steam	6,796.95
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,950.72
2018	1	Direct Transportation	246.23
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	52.54
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.13
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	0.00
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	243.31
2018	3	Staff Commuting	987.11
2018	3	Student Commuting	90.34
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,289.82
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	155.24
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,319.35
2018	3	Solid Waste	153.16
2018	3	Wastewater	78.69
2018	3	Paper Purchasing	54.13
2018	3	T&D Losses	48.09
2019	1	Co-gen Electricity	5,345.04
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	6,942.06
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	2,958.79
2019	1	Direct Transportation	156.03
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3.94
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	7.19
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	0.01
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	1,512.94
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	100.08
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	1,643.03
2019	3	Solid Waste	398.02
2019	3	Wastewater	67.59
2019	3	Paper Purchasing	43.03
2019	3	T&D Losses	48.53

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,552,520	kWh
2010	Solar Retained	4,035.33	kWh
2010	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	393,750	kWh
2010	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	19,823,401	kWh
2011	Solar Retained	3,753.12	kWh
2011	Wind Retained	1,577	kWh
2011	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,531,250	kWh
2011	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,881,833	kWh
2012	Solar Retained	6,346.53	kWh
2012	Wind Retained	1,577	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	5,600,000	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	21,423,790	kWh
2013	Solar Retained	14,212.38	kWh
2013	Wind Retained	1,577	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	19,375,000	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	21,350,349	kWh
2014	Solar Retained	18,672.3	kWh
2014	Wind Retained	1,577	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	21,000,000	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	21,103,691	kWh
2015	Solar Retained	19,967.24	kWh
2015	Wind Retained	1,577	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	21,000,000	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	20,650,002	kWh
2016	Solar Retained	44,829.21	kWh
2016	Wind Retained	1,577.16	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	20,650,000	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	9,435,249	kWh
2017	Solar Retained	55,139	kWh
2017	Wind Retained	1,577.16	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	9,435,250	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	7,989,738	kWh
2018	Solar Retained	37,493.7	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	7,989,738	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	8,384,087	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	8,384,000	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Verification	Not verified