Natural Gas
Natural Gas Usage (Therms)
Natural Gas (Tons CO2)
Highlights
In 2007 natural gas accounted for three percent of our greenhouse gas emissions. As we look for ways to increase energy efficiency throughout our operations, we will continue to target ways to reduce our natural gas consumption.
Challenges
Due to growth in our operations, including our new store openings, the opening of our Bedford, Penn. distribution center, and an expansion at our Sumner, Wash. distribution center, our use of natural gas accounted for 3,421 tons of our GHG emissions in 2007. In 2005 and 2006 we underreported natural gas usage due to a data error, which makes the 2007 usage appear to have grown by a high rate.
Looking Forward
All of REI's new buildings will be built to meet aggressive energy efficiency targets, which will help slow the growth of our energy usage. We will also continue an aggressive energy efficiency program for existing facilities and look toward on-site generation with renewable energy to curb our increases in energy consumption.
Methodology
REI's natural gas consumption was calculated based on the quantity of natural gas (therms) reported on the natural gas bills for our locations. We used a standard emissions factor to compute the CO2 impact.
