Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.58
Liaison Margaret Lo
Submission Date July 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

Ball State University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.79 / 3.00 Pete Heuer
Director of Operations
Facilities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
The EPA provides the template for reporting green house gas emissions. The university enters actual metered data into the template. The EPA then certifies the results. The university Director of Operations enters the data which is checked by the AVP of Facilities Planning nd Management.
EPA GHG web site: https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/forms/contact-us-about-ghg-reporting

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:
The EPA provides the template for reporting green house gas emissions. The university enters actual metered data into the template. The EPA then certifies the results. The university Director of Operations enters the data which is checked by the AVP of Facilities Planning nd Management.
EPA GHG web site: https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/forms/contact-us-about-ghg-reporting

VERIFICATION OF REPORT RECEIPT AND CERTIFICATION:

Lowe, James
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 7:37 AM
To: Lowe, James
Subject: FW: e-GGRT: annual GHG report has been submitted to EPA (Ref# 1538913 (email id))
-----Original Message-----
From: eGGRT@ccdsupport.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 1:59 PM
To: Heuer, Pete
Cc: Lowe, James
Subject: e-GGRT: annual GHG report has been submitted to EPA (Ref# 1538913 (email id))
A Notice from EPA's Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT)
The 2021 GHG annual report for the following facility or supplier has been submitted, certified
and sent to EPA.
Reporting Year: 2021
Submission Number: 1
Confirmation Code: 352841-321322
GHG Facility ID: 526327
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
2000 W UNIVERSITY AVE
MUNCIE, IN 47306
Designated Representative: Heuer, Pete
Alternate Designated Representative: Lowe, James
The report was submitted by Heuer, Pete on Tue Mar 29 13:55:36 EDT 2022.
You may submit revisions to your GHG annual report if there is a need to update your GHG data.
If you believe you received this message in error, or have questions, please contact the Help Desk
at ghgreporting@epa.gov, or by calling 1-877-444-1188, Monday through Friday during regular
business hours.
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Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 13,993.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 1,140.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
15,134.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 59,366.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
59,366.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel Yes 1,977.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services Yes 131.41 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 2,132.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources Yes 5,871.46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
10,112.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
Actual on campus data imported into SIMAP calculation tool.

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) 33 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.13 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) ---
Particulate matter (PM) 2.26 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 1 Tons

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

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Ball State University greenhouse gas reports are submitted as required by the EPA and IDEM for Title V permit fees.

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
59,366.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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