Projects Reported on the Short Form

A total of 220 projects were reported on Form EIA-1605EZ for 2005 (Table S9), up from 212 projects reported on the short form for 2004. The increase was primarily in waste treatment and disposal projects (primarily landfill gas recovery projects), which rose from 19 projects for 2004 to 45 projects for 2005. U.S. Energy Biogas Corporation, which did not report in 2004, submitted data for 34 projects in 2005. Of the 220 projects reported on Form EIA-1605EZ for 2005, 134 (61 percent) reduced carbon dioxide emissions, including 79 energy end use projects, 46 electricity generation, transmission, and distribution projects, and 9 transportation and offroad vehicle projects (Table S9). Projects reducing carbon dioxide emissions reported reductions of 9.7 million MTCO2e.

In addition to 45 waste treatment and disposal projects reported on the short form for 2005, entities reported 4 other projects that reduced methane and nitrous oxide emissions, including 3 agricultural projects and 1 oil and natural gas system or coal mining project. Reported reductions for projects reducing methane and nitrous oxide emissions totaled 2.9 million MTCO2e in 2005.

Also reported on the short form for 2005 were 16 carbon sequestration projects, 1 project that reduced emissions of halogenated substances, and 20 other emission reduction projects. The carbon sequestration projects were predominantly urban forestry initiatives. The “other” category included 12 recycling projects and 5 fly ash reuse projects. Collectively, these projects reported reductions of 0.9 million MTCO2e in 2005, with 0.8 million MTCO2e from other emission reduction projects and 0.01 million MTCO2e each from carbon sequestration and halogenated substances projects.

Federal voluntary programs played an important role in those projects reported on Form EIA-1605EZ. Of the projects reported, 125 (57 percent) were associated with some Federal voluntary initiative: 61 were associated with the DOE’s Climate Challenge program, 35 were associated with EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program, and 16 were associated with EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program.

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