Building Energy

Electricity, natural gas, stationary diesel, and propane used for heating, cooling, and general building operations account for 64% (2,610,223 mt CO2e) of Boulder Counties total emissions. Within specific communities, the number varies but typically still dominates their total emissions. Within this sector, electricity and natural gas make up the majority of emissions at 59% and 37% respectively. If you include the emissions created from the transmission and distribution losses (the loss of electricity from the sources of supply and points of distribution) the emissions from electricity usage jump to 62%. Natural gas also experiences losses in distribution (1% of building sector emissions are caused by natural gas leakage). See below.