Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.20
Liaison Jessica Thompson
Submission Date June 20, 2024

STARS v2.2

Northern Michigan University
IN-26: Nitrogen Footprint

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 0.50 Jessica Thompson
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A copy of the institution's nitrogen footprint:
Website URL where the institution's nitrogen footprint is available:
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Are the following included in the institution’s nitrogen footprint?:
Yes, No, or N/A
Utilities Yes
Food consumption No
Food production No
Fertilizer use Yes
Transportation Yes
Research animals No

Year the institution’s nitrogen footprint was completed or last updated:
2,023

A brief description of the methodology or tool used to calculate the institution’s nitrogen footprint:

We gathered data from the University facilities and grounds department for fiscal years 2019 and 2023 (2019 was used as a comparison to an external consultant's report to see if the SIMAP calculations matched the consultants). SIMAP calculations were similar (within less than 1%) to the hired energy consultant's calculations. Thus, we used SIMAP for 2023 data. We entered data for purchased energy, transportation, and fertilizer on campus. In fiscal year 2023, we emitted 8.28 metric tons of Nitrogen.






















































SourceN2O (kg)NOx (kg)Other N (kg)Total N (metric tons N)
Other On-Campus Stationary3511,43203.5
Direct Transportation785000.26
Fertilizer & Animals3801,0121.04
Purchased Electricity10310,56703.28
FERA24000.02
T&D Losses659100.18


























Fiscal YearN2O (kg)NOx (kg)Other N (kg)

Gross N (metric tons)


Offsets (metric tons N)Compost (metric tons N)Non-Additional Sequestration (metric tons N)Net N (metric tons N)
202321223,4401,0128.280008.28

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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