American States Water : Addendum to the 2020-2021 ESG Report
February 14, 2024
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ADDENDUM TO THE 2020-2021 ESG REPORT
Energy and Electrical Power
The following charts provide detailed information on our energy and electric usage.
Water Recycling
Golden State Water Company (GSWC) utilizes recycled water supplies to serve recycled water customers in several service areas. The typical facilities served by recycled water are golf courses, cemeteries and industrial manufacturing. GSWC also participates in regional water reuse projects that utilize recycled water to replenish regional groundwater basins. For 2022, GSWC was assigned a benefit of using 5,513.6 Acre-feet of reuse water, which equaled 40% of our groundwater produced from a groundwater basin that was replenished with recycled water.
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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Related Metrics
Total Market-based emissions (Scope 1 and 2) for 2022 decreased 13.7% from 2020. The company set a GHG emissions reduction target of 60% by 2035 from the 2020 baseline.
Metric Category
2020
2021
2022
Units
Total Scope 1 - Direct Emissions
2,585
2,572
2,604
tCO2e
Total Scope 2 - Indirect
15,138
13,818
14,865
tCO2e
Emissions (Location-based)1
Total Scope 2 - Indirect
14,876
14,881
12,466
tCO2e
Emissions (Market-based)2
Total Emissions (Scope 1+2)
Total (Location-based)
17,724
16,391
17,469
tCO2e
Total (Market-based)
17,462
17,453
15,070
tCO2e
Total Grid Electricity
66,924
67,220
63,818
MWh
Consumption
Water Supply Intensity
0.000279
0.000285
0.000262
tCO2e/ccf
(Market-based)3
Scope 1, or Direct Emissions, refers to emissions created primarily through our vehicle fleet. Scope 2, or Indirect Emissions, refers to emissions primarily generated from the consumption of grid electricity.
1 Location-based emissions are calculated using location specific (i.e. state average) electricity grid intensity factors 2 Market-based emissions are calculated using electrical utility specific intensity factors
3 Water Supply Intensity is the amount of GHG emissions generated per ccf of water supplied. This does not factor in water loss as water loss can be dependent on a number of factors outside of the company's control.
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American States Water Company is a holding company. The Companyâs segments include water, electric and contracted services. Within the segments, The Company has three principal business units: water and electric service utility operations conducted through its regulated utilities, Golden State Water Company (GSWC) and Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. (BVES), respectively, and contracted services conducted through American States Utility Services, Inc. (ASUS) and its subsidiaries. GSWC is a public water utility engaged in the purchase, production, distribution and sale of water in 10 counties in the state of California. BVES is a public electric utility that distributes electricity in several San Bernardino County Mountain communities in California. It operates, maintains and performs construction activities, including renewal and replacement capital work on water and/or wastewater systems at various United States military bases pursuant.
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