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Facilities/Municipal Buildings
<br />In 2005, Pleasanton municipal buildings and other facilities consumed about 4.9 million kWh of
<br />electricity and 235,240 therms of natural gas, which resulted in a release of 2,434 metric tons of CO~e
<br />emissions into the atmosphere. As stated above, and as visible in Figure 5, emissions from municipal
<br />facilities constitute approximately 44.0% of total City emissions.
<br />The City reported forty-one facilities, and a complete list of those facilities and their emissions is located
<br />in the Appendices. Table 6 identifies the facilities with the highest greenhouse gas emissions. "fhe
<br />Aquatic Center is by far the largest user of energy and greenhouse gas emitter, comprising 37.7% of the
<br />total emissions from City facilities. `The library, corporation yard, senior center, and police department are
<br />the top flue emitters. Collectively, the top ten emitting facilities account for 86.5% of total emissions from
<br />facilities, accounting for 2,050 metric tans COZe. For a complete list of emissions and costs by facility,
<br />see Appendix D.
<br />"Cable 6 To 10 Greenhouse Gas Emitting Facilities in Pleasanton
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<br />Top 10 Greenhouse Gas
<br />Emittin Facilities COZe
<br />(metric
<br />tons _ Electricity
<br />Consumption
<br />(kW~ Natural Gas
<br />Consumption
<br />_ (therms) Energy
<br />Equivalent
<br />(MMBtu)
<br />
<br />Total Cost ($
<br />A uatic Center 893 566,680 143,2 ~? 16,257 $101,0??
<br />Librar 315 832,720 24,094 5,25 I $ 117,286
<br />Corporation Yard 240 583,840 20,467 4,040 $78,870
<br />Pleasanton Senior Citizen
<br />Center 133 361,200 9,634 2,196 $52,103
<br />Police Department 129 513,280 2,598 2,012 $65,797
<br />City Offices-123 Main
<br />Street 73 210,800 4,782 1,197 $28,939
<br />Pleasanton S orts Park 73 327,165 0 1, 117 $36,780
<br />Cit Hall-200 Old Bernal 69 255,120 2,196 1,091 $38,139
<br />Fire De artment N 66 247,680 1,981 1,043 $34,330
<br />AmadorTheater 59 135,040 5,424 1,003 $18,581
<br />City Vehicle Fleet
<br />As visible in Figure 5, the City's vehicle fleet (including fuel consuming mobile equipment) was the
<br />second largest source of municipal emissions in 2005, emitting 24.9% of the total emissions from the City
<br />operations. Reported emissions from the vehicle fleet, however, represent only part of the total emissions
<br />from the City's vehicle fleet. 'this is because the City was able to gather consumption data to account for
<br />138,997 gallons of fttel'", when City records indicated that 159,177 gallons of fuel was purchased in
<br />2005.19
<br />Overall, City vehicles and equipment emitted 1,341 metric tons of COZe in 2005. Table 7 and Figure 5
<br />breakdown reported emissions by department. "I'he police, public works, and parks departments account
<br />for the large majority of emissions, collectively 94.1% of total emissions from the vehicle fleet. `The
<br />police department alone accounted for nearly half (45.6%) of the emissions from the vehicle fleet.
<br />~$ "Cwo public works vehicles were not included in the inventory as they have been removed from the fleet since 2005. These
<br />vehicles consumed 44.9 gallons of gas and 518.5 gallons of diesel for a total cost of $1,190.22.
<br />19 Pcr an email from Daniel Smith, Operations Services Director, City of Pleasanton
<br />2005 Q-eenhatse Cis Emissions Irn~ntory, Cityaf Reasarlton 13
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