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Commitments:

Climate Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2050
45% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2006
100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2050 relative to 2006
30% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2050 relative to 2006

Change in Emissions from 2006 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -37%
Scope 3: -23%
Gross emissions: -33%
Net emissions: -33%

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Net MTCDE
2006	230,688.20	0.00	-3.36	230,684.84
2007	222,953.74	0.00	-5.46	222,948.28
2008	217,152.55	0.00	-15.96	217,136.59
2009	223,525.20	0.00	-15.08	223,510.12
2010	225,409.38	0.00	-15.46	225,393.92
2011	219,013.31	0.00	-10.08	219,003.23
2012	186,154.32	0.00	-11.93	186,142.39
2013	203,157.48	0.00	-11.93	203,145.55
2014	207,581.34	0.00	-19.40	207,561.94
2015	202,520.86	0.00	-13.52	202,507.34
2016	170,375.05	0.00	-13.52	170,361.53
2017	175,350.56	0.00	-13.52	175,337.04
2018	188,860.53	0.00	0.00	188,860.53
2019	156,154.16	0.00	0.00	156,154.16
2020	136,037.26	-964.00	0.00	135,073.26
2021	127,768.17	0.00	0.00	127,768.17
2022	153,398.81	0.00	0.00	153,398.81
2023	155,404.21	0.00	0.00	155,404.21

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2006	1	59,579.44
2006	2	103,702.29
2006	3	67,406.47
2007	1	57,893.85
2007	2	98,231.70
2007	3	66,828.19
2008	1	49,319.89
2008	2	101,791.97
2008	3	66,040.69
2009	1	65,188.90
2009	2	90,625.39
2009	3	67,710.91
2010	1	60,148.17
2010	2	98,568.20
2010	3	66,693.01
2011	1	55,643.98
2011	2	98,522.63
2011	3	64,846.70
2012	1	50,827.41
2012	2	84,955.36
2012	3	50,371.55
2013	1	58,780.22
2013	2	83,274.22
2013	3	61,103.04
2014	1	58,157.15
2014	2	89,748.86
2014	3	59,675.33
2015	1	60,917.74
2015	2	84,130.90
2015	3	57,472.22
2016	1	53,482.37
2016	2	54,660.70
2016	3	62,231.98
2017	1	50,294.97
2017	2	62,152.98
2017	3	62,902.61
2018	1	56,736.95
2018	2	69,491.36
2018	3	62,632.22
2019	1	56,396.13
2019	2	50,048.72
2019	3	49,709.31
2020	1	52,895.46
2020	2	44,245.40
2020	3	38,896.40
2021	1	56,901.41
2021	2	59,606.51
2021	3	11,260.25
2022	1	53,338.39
2022	2	47,042.29
2022	3	53,018.13
2023	1	51,557.88
2023	2	51,770.32
2023	3	52,076.01

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2006	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	57,182.50
2006	1	Direct Transportation	624.15
2006	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,764.21
2006	1	Fertilizer & Animals	8.58
2006	2	Purchased Electricity	103,424.43
2006	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	277.86
2006	3	Faculty Commuting	2,158.91
2006	3	Staff Commuting	3,742.68
2006	3	Student Commuting	11,353.60
2006	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	5,578.29
2006	3	Solid Waste	15,410.81
2006	3	T&D Losses	10,352.73
2006	3	FERA	18,809.45
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	55,540.89
2007	1	Direct Transportation	644.22
2007	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,702.09
2007	1	Fertilizer & Animals	6.65
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	97,913.70
2007	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	318.00
2007	3	Faculty Commuting	2,096.30
2007	3	Staff Commuting	3,737.52
2007	3	Student Commuting	11,368.78
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,026.96
2007	3	Solid Waste	14,681.85
2007	3	T&D Losses	9,912.35
2007	3	FERA	19,004.43
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	47,011.94
2008	1	Direct Transportation	618.23
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,682.24
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	7.48
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	101,461.49
2008	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	330.48
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	2,103.54
2008	3	Staff Commuting	3,697.60
2008	3	Student Commuting	11,552.90
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	5,881.46
2008	3	Solid Waste	13,674.53
2008	3	T&D Losses	10,251.76
2008	3	FERA	18,878.90
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	61,999.51
2009	1	Direct Transportation	884.74
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,300.90
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	3.75
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	90,265.35
2009	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	360.04
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	2,199.84
2009	3	Staff Commuting	3,721.05
2009	3	Student Commuting	12,068.98
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,015.32
2009	3	Solid Waste	11,769.60
2009	3	T&D Losses	8,927.34
2009	3	FERA	23,008.78
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	57,004.82
2010	1	Direct Transportation	846.54
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,294.60
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.21
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	98,215.53
2010	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	352.67
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	2,273.92
2010	3	Staff Commuting	3,558.33
2010	3	Student Commuting	12,795.82
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,695.08
2010	3	Solid Waste	12,408.45
2010	3	T&D Losses	6,070.49
2010	3	FERA	22,890.92
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	52,456.56
2011	1	Direct Transportation	895.26
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,288.28
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	3.88
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	98,173.39
2011	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	349.24
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	2,259.20
2011	3	Staff Commuting	3,407.36
2011	3	Student Commuting	13,113.67
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,433.52
2011	3	Solid Waste	11,484.74
2011	3	T&D Losses	6,067.88
2011	3	FERA	21,080.33
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	47,684.25
2012	1	Direct Transportation	856.14
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,284.29
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.73
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	84,661.23
2012	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	294.13
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	2,280.87
2012	3	Staff Commuting	3,446.95
2012	3	Student Commuting	12,906.60
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	386.15
2012	3	Solid Waste	3,636.38
2012	3	T&D Losses	8,547.54
2012	3	FERA	19,167.06
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	55,570.37
2013	1	Direct Transportation	923.40
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,282.83
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	3.62
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	82,839.44
2013	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	434.78
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	2,181.31
2013	3	Staff Commuting	5,085.44
2013	3	Student Commuting	12,241.97
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,658.75
2013	3	Solid Waste	3,221.68
2013	3	T&D Losses	8,363.61
2013	3	FERA	22,350.28
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	54,983.10
2014	1	Direct Transportation	888.23
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,282.87
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.95
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	89,382.80
2014	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	366.06
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	2,238.85
2014	3	Staff Commuting	4,815.23
2014	3	Student Commuting	12,730.94
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	8,504.04
2014	3	Solid Waste	4,321.20
2014	3	T&D Losses	5,091.08
2014	3	FERA	21,973.99
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	57,776.52
2015	1	Direct Transportation	844.88
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,294.20
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.14
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	83,102.31
2015	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	1,028.59
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	2,249.78
2015	3	Staff Commuting	5,740.28
2015	3	Student Commuting	12,551.58
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,315.47
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	17.46
2015	3	Solid Waste	2,918.11
2015	3	T&D Losses	4,366.00
2015	3	FERA	23,313.54
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	52,531.85
2016	1	Direct Transportation	835.03
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	113.63
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.86
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	53,535.02
2016	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	1,125.68
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	3,612.58
2016	3	Staff Commuting	7,785.59
2016	3	Student Commuting	16,440.32
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,534.49
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	19.52
2016	3	Solid Waste	3,018.06
2016	3	T&D Losses	3,588.81
2016	3	FERA	21,232.61
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	49,305.28
2017	1	Direct Transportation	838.10
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	149.65
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.94
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	61,078.51
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	1,074.47
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	2,599.76
2017	3	Staff Commuting	6,599.97
2017	3	Student Commuting	16,960.44
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,557.03
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	21.80
2017	3	Solid Waste	3,658.45
2017	3	T&D Losses	3,585.50
2017	3	FERA	19,919.66
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	55,623.23
2018	1	Direct Transportation	988.30
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	123.43
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.99
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	68,792.72
2018	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	698.64
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	2,569.23
2018	3	Staff Commuting	7,000.38
2018	3	Student Commuting	16,892.04
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,086.94
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	149.82
2018	3	Solid Waste	0.81
2018	3	T&D Losses	4,490.93
2018	3	FERA	22,442.07
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	54,760.57
2019	1	Direct Transportation	871.36
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	762.65
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.55
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	49,355.04
2019	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	693.68
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	5,620.81
2019	3	Staff Commuting	11,632.99
2019	3	Student Commuting	21,136.48
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,848.20
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	29.34
2019	3	Solid Waste	0.64
2019	3	T&D Losses	3,440.85
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	51,759.18
2020	1	Direct Transportation	701.90
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	431.55
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.83
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	43,497.16
2020	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	748.24
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	1,967.87
2020	3	Staff Commuting	8,637.19
2020	3	Student Commuting	16,259.17
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	6,228.76
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	22.16
2020	3	Solid Waste	0.55
2020	3	T&D Losses	5,780.70
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	55,072.63
2021	1	Direct Transportation	622.22
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,204.84
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1.72
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	58,978.42
2021	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	628.09
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	743.90
2021	3	Staff Commuting	2,381.03
2021	3	Student Commuting	2,071.20
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	230.46
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.39
2021	3	Solid Waste	0.24
2021	3	T&D Losses	5,833.03
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	52,525.33
2022	1	Direct Transportation	714.94
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	95.55
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.57
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	46,021.00
2022	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	1,021.29
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	7,455.37
2022	3	Staff Commuting	6,436.00
2022	3	Student Commuting	10,937.59
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	3,746.56
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	98.38
2022	3	Solid Waste	0.13
2022	3	T&D Losses	3,081.89
2022	3	FERA	21,262.21
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	50,748.79
2023	1	Direct Transportation	724.53
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	82.38
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2.18
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	51,314.96
2023	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	455.36
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	6,524.24
2023	3	Staff Commuting	6,404.50
2023	3	Student Commuting	8,213.69
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,319.40
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	27.89
2023	3	Solid Waste	12.60
2023	3	T&D Losses	3,029.99
2023	3	FERA	20,543.70

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2006	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	200,479,805	kWh
2006	Purchased Thermal Energy	3,807	MMBtu
2006	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,400,000	kWh
2006	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2007	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	207,550,363	kWh
2007	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,357	MMBtu
2007	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	4,786,000	kWh
2007	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	214,657,304	kWh
2008	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,528	MMBtu
2008	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	4,546,000	kWh
2008	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	209,003,913	kWh
2009	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,933	MMBtu
2009	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	215,121,198	kWh
2010	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,832	MMBtu
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	215,028,902	kWh
2011	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,785	MMBtu
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	216,440,406	kWh
2012	Purchased Thermal Energy	4,032	MMBtu
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	211,782,921	kWh
2013	Purchased Thermal Energy	5,960	MMBtu
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	257,174,535	kWh
2014	Purchased Thermal Energy	5,018	MMBtu
2014	Solar Retained	-50,590	kWh
2014	Solar Verification	Other
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	21,086,000	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	220,411,133	kWh
2015	Purchased Thermal Energy	14,100	MMBtu
2015	Solar Retained	-82,341	kWh
2015	Solar Verification	Not verified
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	1,082,360	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	220,782,184	kWh
2016	Purchased Thermal Energy	15,431	MMBtu
2016	Solar Retained	-84,583	kWh
2016	Solar Verification	Not verified
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	66,123,000	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	220,593,291	kWh
2017	Purchased Thermal Energy	14,729	MMBtu
2017	Solar Retained	-72,366	kWh
2017	Solar Verification	Not verified
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	44,082,000	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	205,075,033	kWh
2018	Purchased Thermal Energy	9,577	MMBtu
2018	Solar Retained	-78,579	kWh
2018	Solar Verification	Not verified
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	44,000,000	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	198,955,428	kWh
2019	Purchased Thermal Energy	9,509	MMBtu
2019	Competitive suppliers Purchased	45,658,000	kWh
2019	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	182,175,389	kWh
2020	Purchased Thermal Energy	10,257	MMBtu
2020	Competitive suppliers Purchased	44,000,000	kWh
2020	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,680,000	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	183,824,643	kWh
2021	Purchased Thermal Energy	8,610	MMBtu
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	182,624,335	kWh
2022	Purchased Thermal Energy	14,000	MMBtu
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	30,000,000	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	182,080,879	kWh
2023	Purchased Thermal Energy	7,336	MMBtu
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	9,500,000	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e