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