University of Pittsburgh, Fiscal Year 2017 Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Pittsburgh Campus

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Figure 1 – GHG Emission Source Distributions for Fiscal Years 08, 11, 14, and 17

The biggest greenhouse gas emitting source for Pitt is again electricity generation which accounts for about half of all of the University’s emissions. The total campus-wide electricity demand has remained relatively similar to FY14 level with only a 0.95% (2,000 MWh) increase, even though building changes resulted in a 0.2% (22 kSF) decrease in gross building area served. A change in electricity generation mix, significantly

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