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Elk River GHG Baseline Inventory Apendix <br />City of Elk River Employee Transportation Detail <br />City of Elk River Water and Wastewater Detail <br />City Operations Carbon Baseline <br />Water and Wastewater Utilities <br />2015 Baseline % Total <br />City Operated Facilities <br />Electrical Use <br />Base Accounts (actual)KWH <br />Water Utility**N/A <br />Waste Water Treatment Plant 1,138,145 74.86% <br />Lift Stations 382,154 382,154 <br />Subtotal Base Accounts 1,520,299 <br />New Accounts (actual) <br />Subtotal New Accounts 0.00 0.00% <br />Total Electrical Use (actual)1,520,299 100.00% <br />Natural Gas Use <br />Base Accounts (actual)Therms <br />Water Utility**N/A <br />Waste Water Treatment Plant 43,486 2.86% <br />Lift Stations 0 <br />Subtotal Base Accounts 43,486 <br />New Accounts (actual) <br />Subtotal New Accounts 0.00 0.00% <br />Total Natural Gas Use (actual)43,486 2.86% <br />GHG Emissions <br />Electricity Emissions (actual) <br />Factor (Metric Tonnes per KWH)*0.000705791 <br />Base Accounts (Metric Tonnes)1,073.01 100.00% <br />New Accounts (Metric Tonnes)0.00 0.00% <br />Subtotal Electric GHG Emissions 1,073.01 Metric Tonnes <br />Natural Gas Emissions (actual) <br />Factor (Metric Tonnes per Therm)0.005302 <br />Base Accounts (Metric Tonnes)230.56 100.00% <br />New Accounts (Metric Tonnes)0.00 0.00% <br />Subtotal Gas GHG Emissions 230.56 Metric Tonnes <br />Total GHG Emissions**1,303.58 Metric Tonns <br />Level of Confidence:High1 <br />* Electicity factor based on grid specific data provided by EPA <br />https://www.epa.gov/energy/power-profiler <br />** Emissions do not include water/sanitary utility use at city owned facilities provided by <br />non-city owned/operated utilities. Water Utility emissions not included in City Operations. <br />See separate section for ERMU emissions data. <br />City Operations Carbon Baseline <br />City Employee Transportation <br />Department 2015 Baseline <br />Commute Employee Count Total Miles <br />Total City Employee Count 121 <br />Average Commute Distance (Based on Employee Survey)26.07 Miles <br />Total City Employee Commute Travel Annual**788,618 Passenger Miles Traveled (PMT) <br />Single Occupant Commute Annual Share**100.00%788,618 PMT <br />Carpool Commute Annual Share **0.00%0 PMT <br />Public Transit Commute Annual Share **0.00%0 PMT <br />Walking/Biking Commute Annual Share**0.00%0 PMT <br />Average MPG**20.88 <br />Commute GHG Emissions Factor***Subtotal <br />Single Occupant Commute Emission per PMT 0.000427 336 metric tonnes <br />Carpool Occupant Commute Emission per PMT 0.000213 0 metric tonnes <br />Public Transit Commute Emission per PMT 0.000107 0 metric tonnes <br />Walking/Biking Commute Emission per PMT 0.000000 0 metric tonnes <br />Total Commute GHG Emissions 336.47 <br />Business Travel <br />City Business Travel - Car 10,399 Miles <br />City Business Travel - Air***24,530 Miles <br />Business Travel GHG Emissions Factor****Subtotal <br />Car Travel Emission per PMT 0.000387 4.03 metric tonnes <br />Air Travel Emission per PMT 0.000274 6.72 metric tonnes <br />Total Business Travel GHG Emissions 10.75 <br />Total GHG Emissions 347.21 Metric Tonns <br />Level of Confidence:High1 <br />* Round trip commute distance is based on City of Elk River employee survey <br />**Commuter statistics based on 2016 City of Elk Riverewood employee commute survey with 53 staff responding. <br />***Emission factors based on 100% gasoline fuel type (employee survey) with factors based on US EPA; Public Transit and <br />Air travel based on EPA http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P1001177.PDF?Dockey=P1001177.PDF <br />1 High confidence level based on high quality ecords to establish miles traveled for both auto and air. Emission rates <br />based on US EPA