Electric utilities have continued to participate enthusiastically, many of them via the Climate Challenge Program. However, this year saw an increase in non-utility sector reporting as well. Industrial and other non-utility reporters account for almost 20 per cent of this year's reporters, and include such diverse entities as the Consol Coal Group, New York's LFG Energy, and the Integrated Waste Services Association. We are pleased to note a four-fold increase in the representation of Climate Wise Partners, among which are two of the nation's largest chemical companies, DuPont and Dow Chemical. New Climate Wise reporters also include De Bourgh Manufacturing, Majestic Metals, Quad Graphics, and the Rochester Institute of Technology.

While the reports are still under review, some preliminary data are available. Well over 900 individual projects were reported this year - a marked increase from the 645 projects reported last year. Over 20 per cent of these projects were sequestration projects, behind only electricity supply and energy end use, which accounted for 33 per cent and 28 per cent of all projects, respectively.

Although the new software presented reporters with a few challenges, well over half of all reports were submitted electronically. This greatly reduces the chances of our making keying errors, not to mention the data entry labor savings, and so we thank those of you who took the time to file electronically.

We also received a slightly higher percentage of long forms in 1996 than in 1995, as several of our EZ reporters from 1995 chose to move to the long form as a way of providing more detail on their emission reductions efforts. A healthy 78 per cent of our new reporters also chose the long form, further turning the tide in favor of long form reporting in 1996.