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Emissions from the commercial sector are nearly double the emissions of the residential sector. Commercial buildings offer greater opportunity for deep efficiency improvements as they use significantly more energy per building as compared to residential. There are nearly 630 commercial buildings in St. Louis Park, 157 of which that are greater than 20,000 square feet. While larger buildings do not necessarily use more energy, size can be a good indicator of potential opportunities for energy savings. Industrial ' Commercial Residential Building Stock Summary 7 2k 4k 6k 8k 10k 12k 14k Number of Buildings Figure 3 Source: U.S. Department of Energy, State & Local Energy Data 16k There are more than 23,000 households in the city; 11,400 are single family, the remaining are multi -family. Emissions from multi -family buildings are found in both the commercial and residential sector: CenterPoint Energy typically includes multi -family in commercial, while Xcel Energy includes it in residential. This is important to consider when tracking emissions reductions by sector as improvements in multi -family buildings will result in emissions reductions in both the commercial and residential sector. Transportation emissions are measured by the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) within the city's boundaries. The VMT includes commercial and freight vehicles, personal cars, and mass transit vehicles. In 2016, more than 436,500,000 miles were driven within St. Louis Park, 65.9%were from light duty passenger vehicles. Of the light duty vehicles, 89% are fueled by gasoline and flex fuel (e85) is the next most common fuel (Figure 4). ST. LOUIS PARK LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER VEHICLES BY FUEL TYPE Gas Unknown Hybrid Diesel/Biodiesel Flex Fuel Figure 4 Light Duty Vehicles Fuel Type, Data Source: Department of Energy State and Local Energy Data