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Commitments:

Carbon Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2025
100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2020 relative to 2005
50% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2005
100% reduction of Total Carbon by 2025 relative to 2005
100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2035 relative to 2005

Change in Emissions from 2005 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -42%
Scope 3: -48%
Gross emissions: -44%
Net emissions: -56%

Description of Institution Goals:

The University of Maryland, College Park is committed to carbon neutrality by 2025. UMD is also committed to transitioning away from direct fossil fuel use in the central heat and power plant and in the campus vehicle fleet by 2035.

See this page for more info on goals and progress.

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Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Offsets (MTCDE)	Compost (MTCDE)	Non-Additional Sequestration (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2005	329,670.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	329,670.33
2006	319,142.91	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	319,142.91
2007	300,857.63	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.51	300,857.63
2008	291,315.58	0.00	0.00	0.00	62.61	291,315.58
2009	257,800.24	0.00	0.00	0.00	196.69	257,800.24
2010	234,061.27	0.00	-652.85	0.00	231.66	233,408.42
2011	268,589.15	0.00	-827.94	-6,629.84	284.76	267,761.21
2012	258,585.05	0.00	-835.40	-5,662.71	273.23	257,749.65
2013	262,738.82	0.00	-1,256.78	-10,257.80	110.00	261,482.04
2014	245,837.33	0.00	-1,025.13	-11,848.26	207.79	244,812.20
2015	236,347.54	0.00	-885.40	-10,465.07	163.81	235,462.14
2016	237,930.80	0.00	-780.26	-4,491.80	152.24	237,150.54
2017	215,742.94	-47,847.00	-402.32	-5,626.17	122.96	167,493.62
2018	215,318.47	-60,926.00	-646.36	-3,197.83	114.74	153,746.11
2019	195,527.37	-59,781.00	-586.89	-2,588.98	108.21	135,159.48
2020	144,033.69	-21,772.00	-329.75	-6,200.94	65.26	121,931.94
2021	167,609.94	-20,557.68	-403.79	-6,715.61	77.00	146,648.47
2022	179,725.52	-31,924.14	-645.36	-6,715.61	72.91	147,156.02
2023	183,374.50	-38,258.00	-452.20	-9,291.00	67.56	144,664.30

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2005	1	146,438.39
2005	2	64,231.24
2005	3	119,000.70
2006	1	149,249.89
2006	2	55,584.74
2006	3	114,308.28
2007	1	148,503.76
2007	2	48,380.19
2007	3	103,973.68
2008	1	144,570.81
2008	2	52,701.26
2008	3	94,043.51
2009	1	140,518.29
2009	2	39,374.88
2009	3	77,907.07
2010	1	136,980.84
2010	2	16,196.11
2010	3	80,884.32
2011	1	136,017.50
2011	2	49,019.65
2011	3	83,552.00
2012	1	136,068.78
2012	2	40,282.87
2012	3	82,233.40
2013	1	144,984.85
2013	2	34,245.43
2013	3	83,508.54
2014	1	146,526.86
2014	2	19,581.55
2014	3	79,728.92
2015	1	142,670.02
2015	2	9,767.17
2015	3	83,910.35
2016	1	144,745.51
2016	2	4,552.56
2016	3	88,632.73
2017	1	123,662.54
2017	2	8,802.28
2017	3	83,278.12
2018	1	129,145.87
2018	2	7,210.66
2018	3	78,961.94
2019	1	112,767.18
2019	2	1,388.41
2019	3	81,371.78
2020	1	110,311.42
2020	2	0.00
2020	3	33,722.27
2021	1	133,135.38
2021	2	0.00
2021	3	34,474.56
2022	1	129,723.95
2022	2	0.04
2022	3	50,001.53
2023	1	121,705.22
2023	2	0.00
2023	3	61,669.28

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2005	1	Co-gen Steam	124,280.32
2005	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,113.73
2005	1	Direct Transportation	6,363.60
2005	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	9,324.79
2005	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,355.95
2005	2	Purchased Electricity	64,231.24
2005	3	Faculty Commuting	17,351.50
2005	3	Student Commuting	39,338.88
2005	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	25,369.92
2005	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	6,950.14
2005	3	Solid Waste	23,637.72
2005	3	T&D Losses	6,352.54
2006	1	Co-gen Steam	129,528.58
2006	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,015.37
2006	1	Direct Transportation	6,530.31
2006	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	6,557.65
2006	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,617.98
2006	2	Purchased Electricity	55,584.74
2006	3	Faculty Commuting	17,465.70
2006	3	Student Commuting	36,866.91
2006	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	26,151.91
2006	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	7,630.82
2006	3	Solid Waste	20,695.55
2006	3	T&D Losses	5,497.39
2007	1	Co-gen Steam	130,852.14
2007	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	4,621.37
2007	1	Direct Transportation	6,954.63
2007	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,484.71
2007	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,590.91
2007	2	Purchased Electricity	48,380.19
2007	3	Faculty Commuting	17,579.91
2007	3	Student Commuting	32,778.40
2007	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	25,567.09
2007	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	8,097.77
2007	3	Solid Waste	14,992.10
2007	3	T&D Losses	4,958.41
2008	1	Co-gen Steam	127,798.73
2008	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,076.72
2008	1	Direct Transportation	4,324.36
2008	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	4,727.30
2008	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,643.70
2008	2	Purchased Electricity	52,701.26
2008	3	Faculty Commuting	17,683.37
2008	3	Student Commuting	23,667.63
2008	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	25,239.37
2008	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	9,407.49
2008	3	Solid Waste	12,587.53
2008	3	T&D Losses	5,458.12
2009	1	Co-gen Steam	122,723.82
2009	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	5,416.11
2009	1	Direct Transportation	6,678.39
2009	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,903.09
2009	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,796.88
2009	2	Purchased Electricity	39,374.88
2009	3	Faculty Commuting	17,801.99
2009	3	Student Commuting	21,025.23
2009	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	22,694.42
2009	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	10,391.27
2009	3	Solid Waste	1,916.02
2009	3	T&D Losses	4,078.14
2010	1	Co-gen Steam	119,785.18
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	6,803.92
2010	1	Direct Transportation	6,925.74
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,050.63
2010	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,415.37
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	16,196.11
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	18,223.06
2010	3	Student Commuting	20,012.49
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	24,803.81
2010	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	12,961.98
2010	3	Solid Waste	1,844.53
2010	3	T&D Losses	3,038.45
2011	1	Co-gen Steam	116,738.53
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,186.44
2011	1	Direct Transportation	6,938.18
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,860.05
2011	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,294.30
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	49,019.65
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	16,783.87
2011	3	Student Commuting	17,461.49
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	33,851.25
2011	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	10,549.72
2011	3	Solid Waste	1,595.94
2011	3	T&D Losses	3,309.73
2012	1	Co-gen Steam	117,729.64
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,807.32
2012	1	Direct Transportation	7,062.35
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,378.04
2012	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,091.43
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	40,282.87
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	16,275.42
2012	3	Student Commuting	14,220.28
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	29,880.39
2012	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	15,202.52
2012	3	Solid Waste	2,036.22
2012	3	T&D Losses	4,618.57
2013	1	Co-gen Steam	125,058.66
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,522.42
2013	1	Direct Transportation	7,853.84
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,196.26
2013	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,353.67
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	34,245.43
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	17,769.95
2013	3	Student Commuting	13,707.13
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	29,455.32
2013	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	16,117.41
2013	3	Solid Waste	1,996.20
2013	3	T&D Losses	4,462.53
2014	1	Co-gen Steam	126,378.96
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,191.61
2014	1	Direct Transportation	7,629.53
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,009.67
2014	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,317.09
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	19,581.55
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	17,087.74
2014	3	Student Commuting	14,001.80
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	31,111.78
2014	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	13,257.92
2014	3	Solid Waste	1,958.11
2014	3	T&D Losses	2,311.57
2015	1	Co-gen Steam	122,881.35
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,721.31
2015	1	Direct Transportation	7,499.41
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,229.74
2015	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,338.21
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	9,767.17
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	15,733.71
2015	3	Student Commuting	16,923.39
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	34,090.88
2015	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	12,716.08
2015	3	Solid Waste	2,173.32
2015	3	T&D Losses	2,272.97
2016	1	Co-gen Steam	125,511.27
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,462.49
2016	1	Direct Transportation	7,717.06
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	694.65
2016	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,360.04
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	4,552.56
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	16,296.59
2016	3	Student Commuting	16,594.45
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	37,884.63
2016	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	13,285.48
2016	3	Solid Waste	2,742.61
2016	3	T&D Losses	1,828.97
2017	1	Co-gen Electricity	28.42
2017	1	Co-gen Steam	102,739.71
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,218.03
2017	1	Direct Transportation	7,743.74
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,383.92
2017	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,548.72
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	8,802.28
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	15,447.52
2017	3	Student Commuting	15,929.54
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	31,807.28
2017	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	13,176.36
2017	3	Solid Waste	3,697.49
2017	3	T&D Losses	3,219.93
2018	1	Co-gen Electricity	24.28
2018	1	Co-gen Steam	107,400.23
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	10,409.66
2018	1	Direct Transportation	7,931.34
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,563.51
2018	1	Fertilizer & Animals	1,816.85
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	7,210.66
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	14,345.24
2018	3	Staff Commuting	3,405.68
2018	3	Student Commuting	11,608.80
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	31,766.15
2018	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	12,303.43
2018	3	Solid Waste	1,932.42
2018	3	T&D Losses	3,600.22
2019	1	Co-gen Electricity	19.79
2019	1	Co-gen Steam	90,552.06
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,913.98
2019	1	Direct Transportation	7,496.70
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,399.85
2019	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,384.80
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	1,388.41
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	14,311.12
2019	3	Staff Commuting	3,131.97
2019	3	Student Commuting	13,238.63
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	31,698.33
2019	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	12,824.05
2019	3	Solid Waste	2,511.22
2019	3	T&D Losses	3,656.46
2020	1	Co-gen Electricity	22.41
2020	1	Co-gen Steam	93,274.29
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	9,905.30
2020	1	Direct Transportation	4,024.08
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	784.15
2020	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,301.19
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	0.00
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	7,526.81
2020	3	Staff Commuting	1,631.89
2020	3	Student Commuting	5,343.87
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	7,101.22
2020	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	7,827.76
2020	3	Solid Waste	1,358.16
2020	3	T&D Losses	2,932.56
2021	1	Co-gen Electricity	29.93
2021	1	Co-gen Steam	114,278.04
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	8,583.86
2021	1	Direct Transportation	4,608.07
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	3,092.25
2021	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,543.23
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	0.00
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	10,346.85
2021	3	Staff Commuting	2,280.83
2021	3	Student Commuting	7,923.69
2021	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	9,244.83
2021	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	510.02
2021	3	Solid Waste	1,661.65
2021	3	T&D Losses	2,506.69
2022	1	Co-gen Electricity	41.53
2022	1	Co-gen Steam	108,419.05
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	11,178.00
2022	1	Direct Transportation	4,905.02
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	2,586.88
2022	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,593.47
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	0.04
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	11,854.73
2022	3	Staff Commuting	3,013.18
2022	3	Student Commuting	11,112.89
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	14,514.24
2022	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	4,547.01
2022	3	Solid Waste	2,034.93
2022	3	T&D Losses	2,924.55
2023	1	Co-gen Electricity	55.98
2023	1	Co-gen Steam	105,021.47
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	7,396.57
2023	1	Direct Transportation	5,438.63
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	1,532.12
2023	1	Fertilizer & Animals	2,260.45
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	14,941.98
2023	3	Staff Commuting	3,214.53
2023	3	Student Commuting	13,136.20
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	16,999.59
2023	3	Study Abroad Air Travel	8,121.72
2023	3	Solid Waste	2,370.55
2023	3	T&D Losses	2,884.71

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2005	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	122,472,493	kWh
2006	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	105,985,829	kWh
2007	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	103,822,013	kWh
2007	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	3,634,000	kWh
2007	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2008	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	114,285,295.1	kWh
2008	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	5,149,000	kWh
2008	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2009	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	95,476,141.23	kWh
2009	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	4,306,000	kWh
2009	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	107,674,293.69	kWh
2010	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	72,200,000	kWh
2010	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	117,287,604.8	kWh
2011	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	9,920,000	kWh
2011	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	116,951,058.78	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	13,966,000	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	113,000,026.96	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	25,449,990	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	116,768,210.1	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	65,036,000	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	114,747,421.87	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	88,959,630	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	112,517,402.59	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	99,351,010	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Other
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	168,975,286.83	kWh
2017	Competitive suppliers Purchased	4,347,000	kWh
2017	Competitive suppliers Verification	Other
2017	Power purchase agreement Purchased	21,463,000	kWh
2017	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	121,441,030	kWh
2017	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Other
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	211,085,542.71	kWh
2018	Competitive suppliers Purchased	4,905,000	kWh
2018	Competitive suppliers Verification	Other
2018	Power purchase agreement Purchased	31,066,000	kWh
2018	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	153,415,670	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Other
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	211,422,504.26	kWh
2019	Competitive suppliers Purchased	1,541,000	kWh
2019	Competitive suppliers Verification	Other
2019	Power purchase agreement Purchased	42,658,000	kWh
2019	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	162,909,180	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Other
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	173,775,521.43	kWh
2020	Competitive suppliers Purchased	23,232,000	kWh
2020	Competitive suppliers Verification	Other
2020	Power purchase agreement Purchased	23,366,000	kWh
2020	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	127,606,450	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Other
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	150,634,278.11	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Purchased	9,305,000	kWh
2021	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	141,857,510	kWh
2021	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Other
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	173,300,840.02	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Purchased	25,214,000	kWh
2022	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	148,086,700	kWh
2022	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Other
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	173,339,217	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Purchased	26,040,000	kWh
2023	Power purchase agreement Verification	Other
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	147,482,000	kWh
2023	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e, Other