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ORANGE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY AND REDUCTION PLAN SCOPE OF WORK- PAGE 3 The software program, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Software developed by Torrie Smith Associates, estimates greenhouse gas emissions using US EPA emission factors and data such as follows. Energy consumption data lelectricity, natural gas diesel heating oil, coal and propane) • Electricity consumption data from any power suppliers to the region, including UNC's power generating facilities, • Base year natural gas consumption from Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. • Statewide consumption data for heating oil, coal, propane, and non - highway diesel from the North Carolina Energy Outlook report produced by the NC Energy Division. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), average vehicle fuel economies and vehicle types • Transportation data such as Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and vehicle from the Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). • Average vehicle fuel economy data from the US EPA Office of Mobile Sources. Solid waste production and composition • Solid waste generation data from the Orange County Solid Waste Management Department. • Composition data from the 1990 Regional Solid Waste Study conducted for Durham and Orange counties or more recent data, as available. Emissions data for maior or permitted emitters within the region. • Emissions data for other major sources in the County from the NC Division of Air Quality. Task 2. Forecasting: The consultant will project greenhouse gas emissions for the target year of 2025 based on the projected growth in population and the projected increase in employment in the region and the Research Triangle Park. The projection should differentiate the relative contribution of greenhouse gas emissions from each economic sector as referenced on page 2 and examine emissions on a per capita basis.