Utah State University  

Institutional Information
Commitments:
  • Carbon Commitment
  • Race to Zero
Specific Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2040
  • 20% reduction of Total Carbon by 2020 relative to 2008 
  • 5% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008 
  • 30% reduction of Total Carbon by 2030 relative to 2008 
  • 100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2040 relative to 2008
Change in Emissions from 2008 to 2025:
  • Scopes 1 and 2: -28%
  • Scope 3: -18%
  • Gross emissions: -24%
  • Net emissions: -24%
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gross MTCDE 113,554.55 117,747.47 119,198.75 112,782.26 110,039.14 106,436.12 118,459.50 107,397.65 107,491.39 109,854.89 111,255.06 110,097.23 81,607.98 69,372.98 88,089.70 106,898.98 99,244.80 86,547.95
Offsets (MTCDE) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 -201.60 -210.00 -220.50 -235.20 -235.20 -13.90 -28.72 -20.74 -13.30 0.00 -17.35 -21.90 -21.90
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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Biogenic (MT CO2) 4.24 4.73 59.99 0.35 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.47 1.91 3.76 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net MTCDE 113,554.55 117,747.47 119,198.75 112,782.26 110,039.14 106,234.52 118,249.50 107,177.15 107,256.19 109,619.69 111,241.16 110,068.51 81,587.24 69,359.68 88,089.70 106,881.63 99,222.90 86,526.05
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Scope 1 (MTCDE) 45,740.05 53,337.81 54,864.18 52,646.44 53,898.42 51,287.57 51,281.12 50,561.91 52,140.03 53,091.13 54,068.38 50,550.10 48,722.57 47,321.78 42,517.31 50,378.62 48,996.49 43,040.22
Scope 2 (MTCDE) 22,773.53 19,346.89 19,126.98 19,756.45 14,042.47 16,440.41 19,088.22 18,697.71 14,027.46 15,917.00 13,530.87 14,685.42 12,750.19 11,993.61 14,479.88 11,653.96 8,575.66 6,515.48
Scope 3 (MTCDE) 45,040.97 45,062.77 45,207.59 40,379.37 42,098.25 38,708.14 48,090.16 38,138.03 41,323.90 40,846.76 43,655.81 44,861.71 20,135.22 10,057.59 31,092.51 44,866.40 41,672.65 36,992.25
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Co-gen Electricity (MTCDE) 2,786.30 6,745.53 7,797.52 7,791.70 8,289.49 7,659.89 9,703.04 9,675.91 9,135.43 7,702.61 16,772.50 16,358.96 16,257.59 16,540.81 8,757.93 13,760.72 16,343.84 16,343.84
Co-gen Steam (MTCDE) 9,621.13 15,658.02 15,677.37 16,852.55 18,849.90 16,732.70 15,993.96 17,052.40 16,107.64 13,581.26 9,377.92 9,359.93 8,667.89 9,073.53 4,814.09 7,301.60 8,612.55 8,612.55
Other On-Campus Stationary (MTCDE) 27,719.58 24,287.15 23,843.61 19,417.93 18,172.62 19,366.30 17,901.18 15,193.22 18,552.98 19,719.81 16,638.51 17,748.90 16,831.58 15,949.61 23,370.34 23,834.09 18,869.00 13,956.69
Direct Transportation (MTCDE) 1,316.91 3,065.06 4,301.73 4,896.33 3,807.75 2,748.53 2,819.71 4,196.55 4,160.36 6,587.09 6,286.44 3,586.83 2,981.91 1,620.39 3,182.28 3,919.99 3,742.90 3,598.69
Refrigerants & Chemicals (MTCDE) 966.00 276.93 510.52 927.87 558.13 673.50 954.06 559.62 175.95 1,142.47 813.99 296.22 571.04 1,049.29 181.26 531.69 527.01 527.01
Fertilizer & Animals (MTCDE) 3,330.13 3,305.12 2,733.43 2,760.06 4,220.53 4,106.65 3,909.17 3,884.21 4,007.67 4,357.89 4,179.02 3,199.26 3,412.56 3,088.15 2,211.41 1,030.53 901.19 1.44
Purchased Electricity (MTCDE) 22,773.53 19,346.89 19,126.98 19,756.45 14,042.47 16,440.41 19,088.22 18,697.71 14,027.46 15,917.00 13,530.87 14,685.42 12,750.19 11,993.61 14,479.88 11,653.96 8,575.66 6,515.48
Faculty Commuting (MTCDE) 1,201.46 1,270.46 1,173.04 1,294.81 1,321.87 1,357.05 1,297.65 1,275.34 1,297.70 1,377.97 1,113.93 1,111.18 876.14 460.26 641.18 1,321.40 1,001.91 186.11
Staff Commuting (MTCDE) 2,836.07 2,856.76 2,150.04 2,379.86 2,393.65 2,435.02 2,499.22 2,554.49 2,637.59 2,700.68 2,169.07 2,329.56 1,551.16 949.15 1,435.59 2,603.18 1,848.24 1,332.37
Student Commuting (MTCDE) 1,669.65 1,685.35 1,598.86 3,117.61 3,504.32 3,482.35 2,758.11 2,629.77 2,694.86 2,725.22 9,729.86 10,154.96 6,781.82 4,177.16 6,276.67 10,792.23 6,959.09 5,705.09
Directly Financed Air Travel (MTCDE) 19,647.01 17,241.97 18,577.55 10,319.51 13,844.95 11,072.01 21,522.08 12,268.54 14,810.51 15,207.43 11,163.72 10,188.22 5,690.76 229.95 2,829.67 7,133.55 10,867.98 10,867.98
Other Directly Financed Travel (MTCDE) 2,713.78 405.44 373.60 212.68 205.60 205.60 205.60 925.91 726.96 337.90 762.85 893.41 838.14 838.14
Study Abroad Air Travel (MTCDE) 316.16 10.39 536.66 105.78 374.44 374.44
Solid Waste (MTCDE) 1,269.78 1,298.91 1,109.33 1,332.82 1,332.56 1,299.59 1,218.37 1,288.11 1,264.36 1,263.46 1,410.55 1,512.59 2,674.07 2,483.41 2,859.02 2,955.24 1,372.69 1,372.69
Wastewater (MTCDE) 258.35 234.99 205.47 197.62 196.13 196.13
Paper Purchasing (MTCDE) 152.23 142.18 289.78 113.16 110.91 110.91 110.91 110.91 110.91 49.05 35.27 17.72 68.91 68.09 68.09
FERA (MTCDE) 16,164.67 18,795.89 19,042.20 17,628.24 18,146.82 17,569.84 17,510.81 16,864.59 17,682.80 16,552.46 17,274.88 17,545.84 14,949.90 18,142.85 17,694.25 15,710.24
T&D Losses (MTCDE) 2,252.33 1,913.43 1,404.34 1,450.56 858.86 1,005.52 960.33 940.68 619.57 703.03 682.89 786.05 1,247.89 1,186.18 800.97 652.23 451.69 340.97
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Purchased Electricity Consumption(kWh) 58,179,387 51,822,772 49,808,587 51,447,811 46,279,855 54,182,774 46,063,580 44,551,075 46,593,946 52,614,236 45,593,376 43,667,915 37,078,164 35,244,517 49,973,281 41,435,714 30,395,570 22,945,136
Solar Retained(kWh) 446,190 775,906