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Commitments:

Climate Commitment
Race to Zero

Specific Goals:

Carbon neutral by 2035
35% reduction of Scope 2 Carbon by 2021 relative to 2010
100% reduction of Purchased Electricity Carbon by 2035 relative to 2010
100% reduction of Stationary Fuels Carbon by 2035 relative to 2010

Change in Emissions from 2010 to 2023:

Scopes 1 and 2: -46%
Scope 3: -61%
Gross emissions: -54%
Net emissions: -54%

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Totals

Fiscal Year	Gross MTCDE	Compost (MTCDE)	Biogenic (MT CO2)	Net MTCDE
2010	13,438.34	0.00	0.40	13,438.34
2011	11,790.28	0.00	0.42	11,790.28
2012	10,629.37	0.00	0.42	10,629.37
2013	10,801.50	0.00	0.52	10,801.50
2014	14,539.99	0.00	0.40	14,539.99
2015	14,847.17	0.00	0.40	14,847.17
2016	12,438.19	0.00	0.46	12,438.19
2017	8,542.27	0.00	0.48	8,542.27
2018	8,504.88	0.00	0.46	8,504.88
2019	8,586.92	-1.31	0.24	8,585.61
2020	6,862.91	0.00	0.11	6,862.91
2021	4,048.34	0.00	0.22	4,048.34
2022	6,383.56	-1.54	0.38	6,382.02
2023	6,121.08	-1.32	0.00	6,119.76

Scopes

Fiscal Year	Scope	GHG MTCDE
2010	1	1,805.64
2010	2	4,123.25
2010	3	7,509.45
2011	1	1,735.60
2011	2	3,137.67
2011	3	6,917.01
2012	1	1,396.56
2012	2	2,816.50
2012	3	6,416.31
2013	1	1,628.26
2013	2	2,560.06
2013	3	6,613.18
2014	1	2,159.73
2014	2	3,473.14
2014	3	8,907.12
2015	1	2,259.10
2015	2	3,729.76
2015	3	8,858.31
2016	1	1,652.92
2016	2	3,132.01
2016	3	7,653.26
2017	1	1,410.48
2017	2	3,115.07
2017	3	4,016.72
2018	1	1,436.09
2018	2	2,893.93
2018	3	4,174.86
2019	1	1,555.29
2019	2	2,299.12
2019	3	4,732.51
2020	1	1,166.93
2020	2	1,758.86
2020	3	3,937.12
2021	1	1,200.69
2021	2	1,694.44
2021	3	1,153.21
2022	1	1,605.19
2022	2	1,975.50
2022	3	2,802.87
2023	1	1,321.82
2023	2	1,907.14
2023	3	2,892.12

Categories

Fiscal Year	Scope	Source	GHG MTCDE
2010	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,503.83
2010	1	Direct Transportation	92.16
2010	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	209.65
2010	2	Purchased Electricity	3,413.05
2010	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	710.20
2010	3	Faculty Commuting	1,244.39
2010	3	Staff Commuting	997.02
2010	3	Student Commuting	4,377.42
2010	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	66.61
2010	3	T&D Losses	219.36
2010	3	FERA	604.65
2011	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,443.40
2011	1	Direct Transportation	82.55
2011	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	209.65
2011	2	Purchased Electricity	2,427.47
2011	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	710.20
2011	3	Faculty Commuting	992.78
2011	3	Staff Commuting	596.28
2011	3	Student Commuting	4,439.24
2011	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	106.32
2011	3	T&D Losses	202.11
2011	3	FERA	580.28
2012	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,113.01
2012	1	Direct Transportation	73.87
2012	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	209.68
2012	2	Purchased Electricity	2,106.66
2012	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	709.84
2012	3	Faculty Commuting	863.91
2012	3	Staff Commuting	566.47
2012	3	Student Commuting	4,133.97
2012	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	66.19
2012	3	T&D Losses	338.48
2012	3	FERA	447.29
2013	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,334.24
2013	1	Direct Transportation	84.09
2013	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	209.93
2013	2	Purchased Electricity	1,847.45
2013	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	712.61
2013	3	Faculty Commuting	804.49
2013	3	Staff Commuting	863.78
2013	3	Student Commuting	4,026.21
2013	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	86.15
2013	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.86
2013	3	T&D Losses	294.72
2013	3	FERA	536.97
2014	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,859.65
2014	1	Direct Transportation	88.07
2014	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	212.01
2014	2	Purchased Electricity	2,707.29
2014	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	765.85
2014	3	Faculty Commuting	811.57
2014	3	Staff Commuting	871.37
2014	3	Student Commuting	6,141.99
2014	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	167.61
2014	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.41
2014	3	T&D Losses	164.40
2014	3	FERA	749.77
2015	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,961.88
2015	1	Direct Transportation	85.35
2015	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	211.87
2015	2	Purchased Electricity	3,141.76
2015	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	588.00
2015	3	Faculty Commuting	807.20
2015	3	Staff Commuting	866.65
2015	3	Student Commuting	5,985.21
2015	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	225.44
2015	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	0.57
2015	3	T&D Losses	181.04
2015	3	FERA	792.20
2016	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,342.81
2016	1	Direct Transportation	82.88
2016	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	227.23
2016	2	Purchased Electricity	2,541.00
2016	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	591.01
2016	3	Faculty Commuting	349.44
2016	3	Staff Commuting	673.49
2016	3	Student Commuting	5,869.48
2016	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	83.06
2016	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	1.17
2016	3	T&D Losses	135.33
2016	3	FERA	541.29
2017	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,099.21
2017	1	Direct Transportation	84.09
2017	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	227.18
2017	2	Purchased Electricity	2,509.11
2017	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	605.96
2017	3	Faculty Commuting	344.18
2017	3	Staff Commuting	681.82
2017	3	Student Commuting	2,299.56
2017	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	103.80
2017	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	12.53
2017	3	T&D Losses	128.52
2017	3	FERA	446.31
2018	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,112.58
2018	1	Direct Transportation	89.39
2018	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	234.12
2018	2	Purchased Electricity	2,266.66
2018	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	627.27
2018	3	Faculty Commuting	331.72
2018	3	Staff Commuting	673.36
2018	3	Student Commuting	2,504.25
2018	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	68.41
2018	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	12.46
2018	3	T&D Losses	133.24
2018	3	FERA	451.42
2019	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,228.32
2019	1	Direct Transportation	97.06
2019	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	229.91
2019	2	Purchased Electricity	1,657.59
2019	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	641.53
2019	3	Faculty Commuting	333.36
2019	3	Staff Commuting	673.10
2019	3	Student Commuting	2,977.10
2019	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	101.15
2019	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	11.08
2019	3	T&D Losses	137.47
2019	3	FERA	499.25
2020	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	858.34
2020	1	Direct Transportation	68.75
2020	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	239.84
2020	2	Purchased Electricity	1,194.68
2020	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	564.18
2020	3	Faculty Commuting	257.62
2020	3	Staff Commuting	500.67
2020	3	Student Commuting	2,514.31
2020	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	75.94
2020	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	5.33
2020	3	T&D Losses	232.99
2020	3	FERA	350.26
2021	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	944.33
2021	1	Direct Transportation	54.43
2021	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	201.93
2021	2	Purchased Electricity	1,208.41
2021	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	486.03
2021	3	Faculty Commuting	128.63
2021	3	Staff Commuting	189.14
2021	3	Student Commuting	337.14
2021	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	16.42
2021	3	T&D Losses	96.57
2021	3	Other Purchases / Services	385.31
2022	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,004.37
2022	1	Direct Transportation	69.76
2022	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	531.06
2022	2	Purchased Electricity	1,471.82
2022	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	503.68
2022	3	Faculty Commuting	138.53
2022	3	Staff Commuting	282.30
2022	3	Student Commuting	1,821.30
2022	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	15.15
2022	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	25.63
2022	3	T&D Losses	111.38
2022	3	FERA	408.58
2023	1	Other On-Campus Stationary	1,010.79
2023	1	Direct Transportation	79.89
2023	1	Refrigerants & Chemicals	231.14
2023	2	Purchased Electricity	1,418.25
2023	2	Purchased Steam / Chilled Water	488.89
2023	3	Faculty Commuting	129.38
2023	3	Staff Commuting	281.06
2023	3	Student Commuting	1,859.42
2023	3	Directly Financed Air Travel	72.19
2023	3	Other Directly Financed Travel	32.53
2023	3	T&D Losses	104.27
2023	3	FERA	413.27

Mitigation Data

Fiscal Year	Source	Value	Unit
2010	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	7,305,881	kWh
2010	Purchased Thermal Energy	9,730.6	MMBtu
2010	Utility green pricing Purchased	280,000	kWh
2010	Utility green pricing Verification	Not verified
2011	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,731,233	kWh
2011	Purchased Thermal Energy	9,730.6	MMBtu
2011	Utility green pricing Purchased	1,734,200	kWh
2011	Utility green pricing Verification	Not verified
2012	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,722,548	kWh
2012	Purchased Thermal Energy	9,730.6	MMBtu
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,498,260	kWh
2012	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2013	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,603,778	kWh
2013	Purchased Thermal Energy	9,768.49	MMBtu
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	2,424,360	kWh
2013	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2014	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	7,024,386	kWh
2014	Purchased Thermal Energy	10,498.31	MMBtu
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	974,460	kWh
2014	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2015	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	7,662,539	kWh
2015	Purchased Thermal Energy	8,060.41	MMBtu
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	707,980	kWh
2015	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2016	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,995,304	kWh
2016	Purchased Thermal Energy	8,101.6	MMBtu
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	820,520	kWh
2016	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Not verified
2017	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	7,083,955	kWh
2017	Purchased Thermal Energy	8,306.6	MMBtu
2017	Solar Retained	73,592	kWh
2017	Utility green pricing Purchased	673,040	kWh
2017	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e, Not verified
2018	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,472,677	kWh
2018	Purchased Thermal Energy	8,598.72	MMBtu
2018	Solar Retained	153,709.02	kWh
2018	Community solar Purchased	105,900	kWh
2018	Community solar Verification	Not verified
2018	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Purchased	621,600	kWh
2018	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification	Green-e, Not verified
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	93,600	kWh
2018	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2019	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,534,077	kWh
2019	Purchased Thermal Energy	8,794.22	MMBtu
2019	Solar Retained	150,964.87	kWh
2019	Community solar Purchased	113,190	kWh
2019	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2019	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Purchased	621,600	kWh
2019	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification	Green-e
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	1,565,300	kWh
2019	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2020	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,180,885	kWh
2020	Purchased Thermal Energy	7,733.83	MMBtu
2020	Solar Retained	153,570.79	kWh
2020	Community solar Purchased	107,806	kWh
2020	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2020	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Purchased	1,376,000	kWh
2020	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification	Green-e
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Purchased	1,562,600	kWh
2020	Voluntary unbundled RECs Verification	Green-e
2021	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	5,676,380	kWh
2021	Purchased Thermal Energy	6,662.56	MMBtu
2021	Solar Retained	163,938.13	kWh
2021	Community solar Purchased	117,410	kWh
2021	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2021	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Purchased	1,422,800	kWh
2021	Large commercial green power rates ("green tariffs") Verification	Green-e
2022	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,421,360	kWh
2022	Purchased Thermal Energy	6,904.5	MMBtu
2022	Solar Retained	173,729	kWh
2022	Community solar Purchased	100,850	kWh
2022	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2022	Competitive suppliers Purchased	46,800	kWh
2022	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2022	Utility green pricing Purchased	1,376,000	kWh
2022	Utility green pricing Verification	Green-e
2023	Total Purchased Electricity Consumption	6,398,943.55	kWh
2023	Purchased Thermal Energy	6,701.8	MMBtu
2023	Solar Retained	184,702.68	kWh
2023	Community solar Purchased	105,249	kWh
2023	Community solar Verification	Green-e
2023	Competitive suppliers Purchased	46,800	kWh
2023	Competitive suppliers Verification	Green-e
2023	Utility green pricing Purchased	1,376,000	kWh
2023	Utility green pricing Verification	Not verified