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<br />December 21, 2009 Section 2: Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Forecast <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 13 <br />2.2.4 Municipal Operations <br />In the base year of 2005, San Leandro‘s municipal operations generated 7,866 metric tons of <br />CO2e. As Table 3 and Figure 4 show, the City‘s vehicle fleet accounted for the majority of <br />emissions at 49 percent of total emissions. <br />Table 3. Municipal Operations - Emissions Summary <br />Emissions Sources Equiv CO2e (metric tons) <br />Municipal Buildings 1,534 <br />Vehicle Fleet 3,773 <br />Streetlights 954 <br />Water/Sewage 1,030 <br />Municipal Waste 577 <br />TOTAL 7,866 <br />Source: CACP Model output <br />Figure 4. Municipal Operations – Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br />Government Operations GHG Emissions <br />San Leandro 2005 <br />Buildings <br />19% <br />Vehicle Fleet <br />49% <br />Water/ Sewage <br />13% <br />Streetlights <br />12% <br />Waste <br />7% <br /> <br />Source: CACP Model output <br />Municipal emissions in San Leandro constitute less than one percent of San Leandro‘s total <br />emissions. This is on the low end of the typical range, as local government emissions generally <br />fall between one and five percent of overall community emissions. Although actions to reduce <br />municipal energy use may have a limited impact on San Leandro‘s overall community emissions <br />levels, municipal action can help reduce operation costs and has symbolic value demonstrating <br />leadership that extends beyond the magnitude of emissions actually reduced. <br />In 2005, San Leandro municipal buildings and facilities consumed 3,769,866 kWh of electricity <br />and 95,174 therms of natural gas, which resulted in a release of 1,534 metric tons of CO2e