Certfied Events

Event

Title:: GovEnergy 2008
When:: 08.03.2008 - 08.06.2008
Where:: Phoenix Convention Center - Phoenix
Category:: Gold Certified

Description

Name of organization holding event: Energetics, Inc.

Event Web Site: http://www.govenergy.com

Pre-Event Energy and Emissions Estimates

Event Attendance	1,744 Total: local (25), regional (50), national (1617), and international (52
Total Event Meeting Floor Space	116,368 square feet per day
Total Electricity Consumption	156,347 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use	12,891 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles	5,910,280 miles (88,063 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles	47,694 VMTs (2,438 gallons gasoline)

Emissions Summary Prepared by Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and Greener Program

Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused By Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Emission Reduction Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.)	Percent of Emissions Offset
Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused By Event Energy Use (lbs.)	FuelCell Energy	Percent of Emissions Offset
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)	4,087,763	6,844,449	167%
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)	487	5,337	1096%
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)	4,795	4,797	100%
Particulate Matter (PM10)	993	270	27%
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)	675	216	32%
Mercury (Hg)	2.40E-03	3.86E-03	161%

Emission Reduction Donors

FuelCell Energy, a Connecticut-based company that operates Ultra-Clean fuel cells at more than 65 installations in five countries, has donated 3,600 Mwh of renewable energy credits to completely offset the CO2, SO2, NOx, and mercury emissions caused by GovEnergy 2008.

Companies and Organizations
Companies and Organizations are invited to make monetary donations or in-kind donations of emission reductions to help offset the emissions of this event. Examples of emission reductions that can be donated include: renewable energy certificates (RECs), emission reductions from industrial process improvements and energy efficiency improvements, emission sequestration in forests and land use actions, and emissions allowances and reduction credits from emission regulatory programs.

Attendees
Attendees are invited to make monetary donations to help offset the emissions caused by your participation in this event. A $27 donation purchases enough emission reductions to offset the average emissions caused by one attendee's travel, lodging, meals, and event activities. The monetary donations received are used by Leonardo Academy to purchase and retire renewable energy certificates (RECs) to help offset the emissions of this event. All renewable energy certificates purchased are Green-E certified renewable energy certificates from wind energy.