Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.33
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date July 31, 2020
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

San Diego State University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Madeline Falco
Energy and Sustainability Analyst
Office of Energy and Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1 

Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
No

None
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
SDSU's submits emissions data surrounding our cogeneration plant annually to the CA Air Resources Board and with that includes our GHG Monitoring Plan.

Part 2 

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Yes

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 804 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) ---
Carbon monoxide (CO) 96 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) ---
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Fuel use is from gas turbines, duct burners, and boilers at the cogeneration plant. The emissions factors are from the April 2019 source test (attached). SDSU's cogeneration plant consists of 2 Taurus 60 natural gas turbines rated at 27,000 lbs/hr of steam each and a steam turbine for the combined cycle. Total rated steam output with duct burners is 88,000 lbs/hr.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Combined_SourceTest_APCD-_Turbines_and_Boilers_-_2019-04-05.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://sustainable.sdsu.edu/resources/policies-plans

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