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

STARS v2.2

Montana State University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.71 / 8.00 Duke Elliott
Resource Conservation Engineer
Facilities Services
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 19,442.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 21,477.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 1,376.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,676.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 15,120.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,428 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total 35,939.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 36,581.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent ---
Carbon sold or transferred 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 35,939.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 36,581.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date July 1, 2021 July 1, 2007
End date June 30, 2022 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
We are using FY 2008 as our base year since this is the year that we completed our first GHG inventory and we have reliable and consistent data from this year.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 3,681.30 2,678
Number of employees resident on-site 13 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 14,755 10,153
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,888.94 2,890
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,529 0
Weighted Campus Users 13,009.78 10,451.75

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user 2.76 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
21.07

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
5,652,153 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 317,460 Square feet
Healthcare space 17,828 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 47,326 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
6,370,055 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Full time Resource Conservation Specialist, broad based resource efficiency efforts including but not limited to smart meter system, lighting retrofits, LED implementation, HVAC controls, VFD implementation, district heat pump system with 52 geothermal wells, LEED buildings, water efficiency retrofits in three high rise residence halls, low water use fixtures in new buildings. Educational programs with faculty and staff, cooperative inter-departmental efforts and more.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data is obtained from the Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform as submitted by MSU and corroborated with MSU accounting data. Only buildings included in MSU utilities are included in this assessment. Buildings without utilities or on separate utilities from MSU are not included.

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