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ORANGE COUNTY FUEL AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION SUMMARY FUEL USE GASOLINE USAGE (GALLONS) VARIANCE 2005 2006 Se tember YTD TOTAL Sept YTD TOTAL Sept YTD TOTAL QTY % QTY 18,897 183,$90 19,467 180,441 569 2.9% -3449 -1.9% DIESEL USAGE (GALLONS) VARIANCE 2005 2006 September YTD TOTAL Sept YTD TOTAL Sept YTD TOTAL QTY % QTY 4,188 35,785 4,631 39,920 443 10.6% 4,134 10.4% NOTES: This report identifies fuel used for the operation of County vehicles and equipment. It does not include fuel used by the Town of Hillsborough, or outside agencies (ABC, Orange Enterprises, etc.) (1) Animal Shelter vehicles fuel use was not captured in previous periods, but is shown in the August 2006 fuel figures. (2) Central Services no longer provides maiUcourier service (3) Use of diesel fuel by OPT began with diesel vehicle on new Chapef Hill route in January 2006 (4) EMS reduced gasoline usage, but increased diesel usage due to replacement of older gasoline powered ambulances with newer, diesel powered models. (5) Uses estimates of fuel usage by EMS from the Town of Chapel Hill for July of 2005. ENERGY USE NATURAL GAS Usage (Therms) Actual Baseline Projection Diff.(Actual-Baseline) % Difference from Baseline September 5,393 4,907 486 9.9% Year-To- Date 123,254 126,961 -3,707 -2.9% ELECTRICITY Usage(KW) Month Actual Baseline Projection Diff.{Actual-Baseline) % Difference from Baseline September 618,956 627,463 (8,507) -1.4°l0 Year-To- Date 4,478,728 4,518,068 -39,340 -0.9% Public Works developed a model to estimate changes in energy usage from a two-year baseline period (January 2004 through December 2005). This model is used to effectively "remove' or adjust for the effect of outside air temperatures (Heating Degree Days (HDD) and Cooling Degree Days (GDD)) on energy use in County buildings.