Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.77
Liaison Paul Edlund
Submission Date May 31, 2023

STARS v2.2

Montana State University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.56 / 3.00 Paul Edlund
Project Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Yes

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
Montana State University engages the Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform to complete our Greenhouse Gas inventory. MSU is implementing Energy CAP to track all point of use energy in a comprehensive fashion and to maintain current greenhouse gas emission data.

Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
Yes

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
We utilize resources from SIMAP to verify complete our inventory. In addition, Montana State University staff engineers independently cross-reference GHG inventories with previous reports and Energy-Cap records.

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 19,442.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 1,376.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
20,818.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 15,120.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
15,120.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 5,333.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 7,895.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services No ---
Capital goods No ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes 7,871.67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 2,840.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources Yes 1,161.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
25,102.33 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Like Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions are calculated from factors provided by SIMAP.

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 0 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0 Tons

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources ---
Mobile sources ---
Commuting ---
Off-site electricity production ---

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
MSU does regular predictive emissions and testing at the heat plant for the three natural gas steam boilers. However, at the time of submission of this STARS Report these data points were unavailable. When these data points become available, they will be shared on the MSU Office of Sustainability website.

Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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