E3. Residential Energy Inventory Results
1.23 MMT of CO2e | 34% of Energy (Building) Emissions | 20% of overall emissions
MT CO2e by Energy Type for the Residential Sector
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MT CO2e by Energy Type for the Residential Sector |
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Energy Type |
MT CO2e |
Percent |
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Electric |
580,325 |
47% |
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Natural Gas |
608,141 |
50% |
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Other |
31,511 |
3% |
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) |
14,092 |
1% |
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TOTAL |
1,232,642 |
100% |
Definition: All emissions from energy use in households.
Residential Energy Use in Washoe County – Electricity
Washoe County residential customers used 1,753,864 MW of electricity in 2021. NV Energy delivered 1,748,938 MW to 210,138 residential customers, Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative delivered 4,882 MW to 416 customers, and Surprise Valley Electrification Corp delivered 44 MW to 4 households.
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Residential Electric Use in Washoe County, 2021 |
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Residential Electric |
MT CO2e |
kWh |
MW |
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NV Energy - Residential Electric |
579,899 |
1,748,938,174 |
1,748,938 |
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Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative |
1,414 |
4,882,314 |
4,882 |
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Surprise Valley Electrification Corp |
13 |
43,586 |
44 |
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TOTAL |
580,325 |
1,753,864 |
1,753,864 |
Residential Energy Use in Washoe County – Natural Gas
Washoe County residential customers used 115,519,384 therms of natural gas in 2021. NV Energy delivered 107,348,003 therms to 169,787 residential customers. Southwest Gas delivered 8,171,381 therms to 8,397 residential customers.
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Residential Natural Gas Use in Washoe County, 2021 |
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Residential Natural Gas |
MT CO2e |
Therms |
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NV Energy - Residential NG |
564,683 |
107,348,003 |
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SW Gas - Residential NG |
43,458 |
8,171,381 |
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TOTAL |
608,141 |
115,519,384 |
Residential Energy Use in Washoe County – Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
NV Energy delivered 221,669 therms of LPG to residential customers in 2021.
Residential Energy Use in Washoe County – Other Stationary Fuel Combustion
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides statewide MMBtu generation from alternate stationary energy types, to which the inventory applies a “total households” ratio of 16.54% to calculate Washoe County’s share of these emissions.
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Residential Sector Energy Consumption Estimates, 2021 |
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House Heating fuel type |
Million Btu (MMBtu), Nevada |
Million Btu (MMBtu), Washoe County |
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Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, including propane |
2,300,000 |
380,418 |
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All other fuels, including wood |
2,100,000 |
347,338 |
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Distillate fuel oil |
300,000 |
49,620 |
Future inventories may incorporate data from the American Community Survey Data (ACS S2504), which has specific ratios by fuel type.
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Count of homes in Washoe County and Nevada using alternate fuel types, 2021 |
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House Heating fuel type |
# of Nevada homes using fuel type |
# of Washoe County homes using fuel type |
Of homes in NV using fuel type: % in Washoe County |
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Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, including propane |
30,489 |
6,818 |
22% |
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All other fuels, including wood |
24,937 |
4,324
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17% |
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Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
6,243 |
3,879 |
62% |