Appendix 5: KPIs that indicate emissions reduction progress
| # |
KPI |
Source | Current (2024) |
Target (2030) |
Change |
| Strategy 2: Implement net zero land use principles | |||||
| 1 | "Good Growth" | accepted metric does not exist yet | n/a | implementation of Envision 2040 | n/a |
| 2 | Tree Equity | Tree Equity Score .org | 33 | 0 | -33 |
| Strategy 3: Reduce Emissions | |||||
| a. TRANSPORTATION: Reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in transportation | |||||
| 3 | Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | NV Department of Transportation | 3,871,217,092 | 3484,095,383 | -10% |
| 4 | Mode split | RTC Washoe | Vehicle (88%) Walk (6%) Bike (2%) Transit (4%) Total 100% |
Vehicle (94%) Walk (3%) Bike (1%) Transit (2%) Total 100% |
-6%
|
| 5 | Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) | NV Department of Motor Vehicles | 1.3% | 10% |
7.7x |
| b. BUILDINGS: Reduce energy use in commercial buildings | |||||
| 6 | KwH / building / year (Commercial) | NV Energy | awaiting data | TBD | -5% |
| c. BUILDINGS: Reduce energy use in residential buildings | |||||
| 7 | KwH / dwelling / year (Residential) | NV Energy, SW Gas | awaiting data | TBD | -5% |
| d. WASTE: Reduce energy associated with landfill operations | |||||
| 8 | Per capita waste (lbs) | Waste Management | 132 | 125 | -5% |
| Strategy 4: Produce Cleaner Energy | |||||
| 9 | Natural Gas use (therms) | NV Energy, SW Gas | XX | X | TBD |
| 10. | % renewable purchased electricity | NV Energy | TBC | 50% | TBD |
| 11 | Solar power generation | Energy Information Administration (EIA) | X | XX | 2X |
Calculation methodology for KPIs
1. "Good growth" - “Good growth” – Industry-accepted, easy-to-calculate metric does not yet exist.
2. Tree Equity - # of “block groups” in Washoe County with a Tree Equity score < 70 (source: Tree Equity Score)
3. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) - VMT by all vehicle types in Washoe County (source: Nevada Department of Transportation)
4. Mode Split % of trips by different modes in Washoe County during the calendar year (source: RTC Washoe)
5. Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) # of ZEVs registered in Washoe County through the NV Dept of Motor Vehicles, divided by total registered vehicles (source: NV Department of Motor Vehicles)
6. KwH / building / year (Commercial) # of KwHs used by all commercial buildings in Washoe County, divided by the total number of commercial buildings served (source: NV Energy)
7. KwH / dwelling / year (Residential) # of KwHs used by all commercial buildings in Washoe County, divided by the total number of dwellings served (source: NV Energy)
8. Per capita waste (lbs) Annual pounds (lbs) of all landfill and recycling waste generated by members of Washoe County and processed by Waste Management, divided by population (Source: Waste Management)
9. Natural Gas use Total number of therms used in the community (source: NV Energy, Southwest Gas)
10. % renewable purchase electricity NV Energy’s electricity generation breakdown (source: NV Energy)
11. Solar power generation KwH of solar power generated in the community (source: various)