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To obtain a larger perspective beyond what is possible with data from the WISE program alone, <br />it is helpful to look at community wide data and trends in energy usage and therefore greenhouse <br />emissions associated with buildings. Duke Energy has provided monthly electricity use data <br />aggregated for all Duke residential and commercial accounts in Carrboro from January, 2011 <br />through the end of 20157. An analysis of this data (Figure 3) indicates that residential electricity <br />use declined by about 1% per annum during this time, while population increased by about 2% <br />per annum. <br />12,000,000 <br />10,000,000 <br />8,000,000 <br />6,000,000 <br />3,000,000 <br />2,000,000 <br />Figure 3: Duke Electricity Usage (kwh) for <br />Carrboro <br />0 <br />� O O O O O <br />Residential Commercial <br />Linear (Residential) ......... Linear (Commercial) <br />This downward trend will need to be approximately doubled to meet the 50% by 2025 per capita <br />emissions reduction goal. Commercial use remained very stable, with essentially no measurable <br />reduction during this period. <br />How might pursuit of the actions in the CCAP affect the residential and commercial electricity <br />use trends? An important consideration is that only 33% of homes are owner occupied, <br />compared to 59% renter occupied (the remaining 8% of homes are vacant)$. The draft CCAP <br />includes several recommendations that consider the low level of owner occupancy. With regard <br />to emissions from commercial buildings, the Town established an Energy Efficiency Revolving <br />Loan Fund for small businesses in 2012 and issued several loans shortly thereafter. As these <br />loans are being repaid, the fund is being replenished so that a growing balance is available for <br />new loans. <br />Conclusion #1, residential buildings: Achieving a 50% reduction by 2025 is difficult given the <br />ownership (mostly non owner occupied), building stock (a high percentage of multifamily, a <br />Duke Energy is the electricity provider for about 90% of Carrboro. <br />" "Carrboro, NC Homes and Housing." USA City Facts. Accessed April 9, 2015. <br />hMa: / /www Lisacayfacis com/nc /orange /carrboro /homes/ . <br />5 <br />