Facts at a Glance
FY2016-17
- 95,767 MMBTU Saved
- $4,179,437 Avoided
- 23,227 Tons CO2 Offset
Want More?
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:
55,667,120
miles/year driven by an average passenger vehicle7,371
tons of waste sent to the landfill4,906
passenger vehicles
1,053
garbage trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled
CO2 emissions from:
24,785,418
pounds of coal burned2,613,593
gallons of gasoline consumed949,513
propane cylinders used for home barbeques823,361
incandescent lamps switched to LEDs53,775
barrels of oil consumed3,430
homes' electricity use for one year2,453
homes' energy use for one year307
tanker trucks' worth of gasoline124
railcars worth of coal burned5.9
wind turbines installed0.007
coal-fired power plants in one year
Carbon sequestered by:
601,954
tree seedlings grown for 10 years21,987
acres of U.S. forests in one year185
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:
55,667,120
miles/year driven by an average passenger vehicle7,371
tons of waste sent to the landfill4,906
passenger vehicles1,053
garbage trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled
CO2 emissions from:
24,785,418
pounds of coal burned2,613,593
gallons of gasoline consumed949,513
propane cylinders used for home barbeques823,361
incandescent lamps switched to LEDs53,775
barrels of oil consumed3,430
homes' electricity use for one year2,453
homes' energy use for one year307
tanker trucks' worth of gasoline124
railcars worth of coal burned5.9
wind turbines installed0.007
coal-fired power plants in one year
Carbon sequestered by:
601,954
tree seedlings grown for 10 years21,987
acres of U.S. forests in one year185
acres of U.S. forests preserved from conversion to cropland in one year
Source:http://www2.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
