Energy Data

1. Energy data reported includes all Stanford locations that align with the university’s full Scope 1 and 2 emissions boundary. This includes all Stanford owned and operated buildings in North America.

2. Efficiency increases in Stanford’s energy system as a result of SESI allowed for a significant reduction in the amount of thermal energy produced in 2015, which led to significant reductions in calculated natural gas usage.

3. Building square footage served by the Central Energy Facility hot water increased ~26% from 2019 to 2022, prompting increased natural gas use. The impact of this was largely unrealized until ~2022 due to reduced occupancy during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

4. Building square footage numbers include the main Stanford campus, the hospital, and other facilities that Stanford serves for energy.

MMBtu – One million British thermal units; used to measure the heating content and value of a fuel

Electricity Non-CEF – Electricity used in owned or leased buildings not served by the Central Energy Facility’s electric services, such as buildings with their own utility meter on campus, residential rented apartments off campus, and leased offices off campus

Natural Gas Non-CEF – Natural gas used in owned or leased buildings not served by the Central Energy Facility’s hot water or steam services, such as buildings with their own utility meter on campus, residential rented apartments off campus, and leased offices off campus

Electricity CEF – Electricity used in owned or leased buildings served by the Central Energy Facility. This electricity may serve building electric equipment or be used to generate hot or chilled water to provide heating and cooling to campus buildings

Natural Gas CEF – Natural gas used in owned or leased buildings served by the Central Energy Facility. This natural gas may generate hot water to provide heating or steam to campus buildings