The data displayed in the chart can also be viewed in table form by clicking on the Chart Data Table sub-tab above the chart. There are 1-3 tables that appear (depending on whether any projects have been added to the scenario and whether there are any background projects).
The table at the top, titled “Actual and Projected Impacts on Emissions/Resource Consumption by Fiscal Year ([units])”, shows how the lines in the chart change over time and provides the numbers behind those changes. These figures appear for each fiscal year from the first post-baseline year until the end of the goal period. The unit mentioned in the table title (MTCO2e, MMBTU, etc.) applies to all figures in the table. If a non-zero growth rate is applied to the scenario, the table will show emissions/resource consumption rising over time, except in years when a project is implemented and its savings exceed the expected growth.
Actual Emissions/Resource Consumption line data:
- Actual Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption: The figures that make up the Actual Emissions/Resource Consumption line. This row only appears if there are actual emissions/resource consumption data available after the baseline year. In an emissions reduction scenario, the overall emissions will be broken down into the three emissions scopes when those details are available.
- Change in Actual Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption from Prior Year: The figure shown is calculated by subtracting that fiscal year’s actual emissions/resource consumption data point from prior year’s.
- Inferred Non-Project Changes in Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption (Change in Actual Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption + Change in Big Picture/Scenario Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings): The amount of emissions/resource consumption changes that are inferred to have taken place. To calculate this, GRITS compares the new project savings achieved in a fiscal year to the actual emissions/consumption amount in the same year. For example, if project savings amount to 10,000 MTCO2e in a fiscal year but measured emissions in that year remained flat, the inferred change would be +10,000 to indicate that background emissions must have risen by that amount to cancel out the -10,000 effect of the new project savings. When the Big Picture projection rows appear in the table, the inferred change figure is calculated by adding the Big Picture’s “Change in Project Annual Emissions Savings from Prior Year” figure for “Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings” to the “Change in Actual Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption” figure. Partial-year savings are used rather than full-year savings because the measured emissions/resource consumption figure will likely account for just the portion of new project savings that occurred in the partial year (rather than the full amount of savings). If the Big Picture projection rows do not appear in the table, the Scenario projection’s “Change in…” figure is used in the calculation instead.
- When the “Inferred Non-Project Changes” figure is negative, indicating that actual reductions have outpaced your aggregate project savings, it may indicate that goal-relevant projects haven’t yet been entered into your account. The table of “Background Projects” on this sub-tab (described below) also shows you which projects have savings that are relevant to your goal yet haven’t been added to the current scenario or any implemented plans. This information can help ensure you’re accounting for all of the costs and benefits of the projects involved in reaching your targets.
Projected Past line data:
- Projected Growth in Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption (Projected Past): Calculated by multiplying the scenario’s growth rate by the projected emissions/resource consumption at the end of the previous fiscal year. For example, if the projected emissions are 100 MTCO2 at the end of a fiscal year, then in a scenario with a 1% growth rate the following year’s projected growth will be 1 MTCO2e. This row only appears if a non-zero growth rate is applied to the scenario.
- Projected Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption (Projected Past): The figures that make up the Projected Past line.
Big Picture line data:
- Sum of Project Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings (Big Picture: Scenario + Background Projects): The cumulative amount of resource savings from all projects (both scenario projects and background projects) that have been implemented through the end of each fiscal year. The individual projects contributing savings to this sum can be found in the Project-level Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings by Fiscal Year: Scenario Projects and Background Projects tables that also appear on the Chart Data Table sub-tab. This row only appears if there are background projects (otherwise no Big Picture line appears in the chart).
- Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings: Shows the portion of cumulative project savings that will be accounted-for by the end of a fiscal year. These figures are used in the actual line calculations and the “Partial year project savings adjustment” chart element.
- Full-Year Savings: Shows the full portion of cumulative project savings through the end of a fiscal year (i.e. it does not pro-rate the savings of projects completed partway through a fiscal year). These figures are used in the projections (Projected Past, Big Picture, Scenario Projects Only, and Background Projects Only).
- Change in Project Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings from Prior Year (Big Picture: Scenario + Background Projects): This row only appears if there are background projects (otherwise no Big Picture line appears in the chart).
- Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings: The figure shown is calculated by subtracting a fiscal year’s Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings figure from the prior year’s.
- Full-Year Savings: The figure shown is calculated by subtracting a fiscal year’s Full-Year Savings figure from the prior year’s.
- Projected Growth in Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption (Big Picture: Scenario + Background Projects): Calculated by multiplying the scenario’s growth rate by the Big Picture line’s projected emissions/resource consumption at the end of the previous fiscal year. For example, if the projected emissions are 100 MTCO2 at the end of a fiscal year, then in a scenario with a 1% growth rate the following year’s projected growth will be 1 MTCO2e. This row only appears if a non-zero growth rate is applied to the scenario and if there are background projects (otherwise no Big Picture line appears in the chart).
- Projected Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption at End of Year (Big Picture: Scenario + Background Projects): The figures that make up the Big Picture line. This row only appears if there are background projects (otherwise no Big Picture line appears in the chart).
Scenario Projects Only line data:
- Sum of Project Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings (Scenario): The cumulative amount of resource savings from projects in the scenario that have been implemented through the end of each fiscal year. The individual projects contributing savings to this sum can be found in the Project-level Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings by Fiscal Year: Scenario Projects table that also appears on the Chart Data Table sub-tab.
- Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings: Shows the portion of cumulative project savings that will be accounted-for by the end of a fiscal year. If the Big Picture line does not appear in the scenario chart, these figures are used in the actual line calculations and the “Partial year project savings adjustment” chart element.
- Full-Year Savings: Shows the full portion of cumulative project savings through the end of a fiscal year (i.e. it does not pro-rate the savings of projects completed partway through a fiscal year). If the Big Picture line does not appear in the scenario chart, these figures are used in the projections (Projected Past and Scenario Projects Only).
- Change in Project Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings from Prior Year (Scenario)
- Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings: The figure shown is calculated by subtracting a fiscal year’s Partial-Year-Adjusted Savings figure from the prior year’s.
- Full-Year Savings: The figure shown is calculated by subtracting a fiscal year’s Full-Year Savings figure from the prior year’s.
- Projected Growth in Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption (Scenario): Calculated by multiplying the scenario’s growth rate by the Scenario Projects Only line’s projected emissions/resource consumption at the end of the previous fiscal year. For example, if the projected emissions are 100 MTCO2 at the end of a fiscal year, then in a scenario with a 1% growth rate the following year’s projected growth will be 1 MTCO2e. This row only appears if a non-zero growth rate is applied to the scenario.
- Projected Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption at End of Year (Scenario): The figures that make up the Scenario Projects Only line.
Business as Usual line data:
- Business as Usual Annual Emissions/Resource Consumption (Unmitigated): The figures that make up the Business as Usual line.
The second table, titled “Project-level Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings by Fiscal Year: Scenario Projects ([units])”, breaks down the resource savings contributed by each project in the scenario. This table only appears if at least one project has been added to the scenario. Use this table to see where savings are coming from in each fiscal year of the chart. Unless a project is projected to be installed at the beginning of a fiscal year, its first year of savings will be smaller than the rest because these savings accrued over a partial year. If you enter measured savings figures in the Annual Tracking Data table of any of these projects, those manually entered savings amounts will be shown in this table (and used in the chart calculations). Importantly, while the chart assumes that each project will be replaced with its equivalent if its lifespan ends within the goal period, the table does not display these assumed savings. Instead, if a project in your scenario expires, it will no longer register savings in this table.
The third table, titled “Project-level Emissions/Resource Consumption Savings by Fiscal Year: Background Projects ([units])”, breaks down the resource savings contributed by each background project (i.e. each project that contributes savings towards your goal but isn’t part of the scenario). This table only appears if there is at least one background project. The “Part of Plan?” column lets you know which background projects are part of an implemented plan and which are not (all projects in an implemented plan under the same goal as your scenario will appear in this table). Projects in this table that aren’t part of an implemented plan will appear in the Candidate Projects list at the bottom of the page (and they’ll either be In-Progress or Completed, as Proposed projects outside of plans aren’t counted as relevant).
