ECSU
FY2012 Go Green MB&A Presentation
January 2013
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Nation climate zone map
Go-Green Measurement, Benchmarking and Analysis
Go-Green Measurement and Analysis Members
• Sightlines has approximately 59 Members
• Approximately two-thirds are private
• Approximately one-third are public
• Approximately two-thirds have signed the ACUPCC
• Approximately forty percent are Charter Signatories
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Comparing ECSU’s grid to other US regions
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1,000
Carbon Intensity by Grid Region
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
eGRID 2012
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A vocabulary for measurement
Go-Green Measurement, Benchmarking and Analysis
Emissions from the
direct activities of
the campus.
“Stationary”
•Fleet Fuel
•Fuel Oil
•Natural Gas
•Refrigerants
Upstream missions
from utility
production not at
the institution.
“Upstream
Emissions”
•Purchased Electric
Scope 1
Scope 2
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Indirect emissions
including
transportation,
waste disposal, etc.
“Indirect Emissions”
•Study Abroad
•Commuting
•Wastewater
•Recycled Paper
•Solid Waste
•Construction Debris
Offsets
Scope 3
Primary Emissions
The use of
composting, forest
preservation and/or
the purchasing of
REC’s to offset
campus emissions.
Ancillary Emissions
Excluded Emissions from CT System Carbon Analysis:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Scope #1- Fleet fuel, Refrigerants, Fertilizer
Scope #2- None
Scope #3- All emissions
Offsets- All offsets
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Collected carbon emissions at ECSU
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Scope 1 –
Direct GHGs
• On-Campus Stationary (Natural
Gas; Fuel Oil)
Scope 2 –
Upstream
GHGs
• Purchased Electricity
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Carbon Intensity of Commonly Used Fuels
Natural gas is the least carbon intense of fossil fuels, biomass even less
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Carbon Intensity of Commonly Used Fuels
100
90
MTCDE/ 1,000 MMBTU
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Coal
Residual Oil
Distillate Oil
Propane
Natural Gas
Biomass
Used at ECSU
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Gross Emissions
Scope 1 is Fossil, Scope 2 is Electric
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FY12 CT State Universities
Gross Emissions
25,000
MTCDE
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2007
2008
2009
Scope 1
2010
2011
Scope 2
2012
Eastern State University
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GHG/Student FTE
14
7
12
6
10
5
8
4
MTCDE
MTCDE
GHG/1,000 GSF
6
3
4
2
2
1
0
0
2007
2008
2009
Scope 1 (Fossil)
2010
2011
2012
Scope 2 (Electric)
2007
2008
2009
Scope 1 (Fossil)
2010
2011
2012
Scope 2 (Electric)
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