Sustainability and Energy Action Plan

IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS PASS SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY ACTION PLAN Upon establishing a pr ioritization of projects, projections were made to determine how well Plan projects could meet the GHG benchmarks of the Plan. The results were promising. Projections indicated that by implementing Plan projects, emissions targets would likely be reached at every stage, and energy spending could be maintained within 30% of the 2021 baseline.85 In fact, even with implementation of only the fraction of projects included in the most conservative model alone (as shown in the graph below), these targets are almost achieved. While most projects used in the projections were already considered technologically feasible, some emerging and new technologies were assumed to be promising enough to contribute to these benchmark achievements. Furthermore, a big boost to emissions reductions as a result of changes in grid sourcing was a major aid in meeting the emissions goals established by this Taskforce. More on assumptions involved in these projections can be found in the Plan’s Methodology (Appendix IV).Projections GRANTS PASS’ GHG EMISSIONS PROJECTIONS v. GOALS Annual estimated greenhouse gas emissions per milestone year. Emissions projected without impact of Plan projects are shown as bars. Emissions expected after reductions from Plan projects are shown as a line graph. Target emissions levels are shown as an additional line for comparison.86 82