Facts at a Glance
FY2015-16
- 70,911 MMBTU Saved
- $4,255,105 Avoided
- 12,931 Tons CO2 Offset
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During Fiscal Year 2015-2016, the department of Utilities & Energy Services, as part of the ongoing commitment to reduce the University's carbon footprint, has reduced 70,911 MMBTU of site energy avoiding $4,255,105 in energy costs and offsetting 12,931 Metric Tons of CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to:
Annual greenhouse gas emissions from:
30,991,154
miles/year driven by an average passenger vehicle4,104
tons of waste sent to the landfill2,731
passenger vehicles
586
garbage trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled
CO2 emissions from:
13,798,607
pounds of coal burned1,455,047
gallons of gasoline consumed528,616
propane cylinders used for home barbeques458,384
incandescent lamps switched to LEDs29,938
barrels of oil consumed1,909
homes' electricity use for one year1,365
homes' energy use for one year171
tanker trucks' worth of gasoline68.9
railcars worth of coal burned3.3
wind turbines installed0.004
coal-fired power plants in one year
Carbon sequestered by:
335,122
tree seedlings grown for 10 years12,241
acres of U.S. forests in one year103
acres of U.S. forests preserved from conversion to cropland in one year
Source:http://www2.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
During Fiscal Year 2015-2016, the department of Utilities & Energy Services, as part of the ongoing commitment to reduce the University's carbon footprint, has reduced 70,911 MMBTU of site energy avoiding $4,255,105 in energy costs and offsetting 12,931 Metric Tons of CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to:
Annual greenhouse gas emissions from:
30,991,154
miles/year driven by an average passenger vehicle4,104
tons of waste sent to the landfill2,731
passenger vehicles586
garbage trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled
CO2 emissions from:
13,798,607
pounds of coal burned1,455,047
gallons of gasoline consumed528,616
propane cylinders used for home barbeques458,384
incandescent lamps switched to LEDs29,938
barrels of oil consumed1,909
homes' electricity use for one year1,365
homes' energy use for one year171
tanker trucks' worth of gasoline68.9
railcars worth of coal burned3.3
wind turbines installed0.004
coal-fired power plants in one year
Carbon sequestered by:
335,122
tree seedlings grown for 10 years12,241
acres of U.S. forests in one year103
acres of U.S. forests preserved from conversion to cropland in one year
Source:http://www2.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
