Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 55.56 |
Liaison | Casey Romero |
Submission Date | Aug. 25, 2021 |
Oklahoma State University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.86 / 8.00 |
Kristeena
Blaser Sustainability Coordinator Energy Services |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 26,262.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 41,688.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 4,509.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6,813.61 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 52,957.43 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 117,045.45 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 | 83,729.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 165,547.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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 |
A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 83,729.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 165,547.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2019 | Jan. 1, 2006 |
End date | June 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
CY 2006 was the first year that OSU completed a GHG emission inventory. It also coincides with the base-year for the OSU Energy Management Program.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 5,667 | 5,249 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 323 | 293 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 341 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 21,629 | 21,235 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 4,962 | 4,677 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 435 | 247 |
Weighted Campus Users | 21,455.50 | 20,634.25 |
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 | 3.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 8.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 973,368 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 93,900 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 215,683 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
OSU's carbon footprint, which we have been tracking since 2006, has been greatly reduced by our purchase of wind power RECs that provide approximately 72% of the campus' electricity. Facilities Management recently instituted a No-Idle Policy and the Department of Parking & Transit has many measures in place to reduce pollution included CNG powered buses, carpool and bike programs. These initiatives, along with an aggressive energy conservation policy and the OSU Energy Management Program have reduced overall energy usage and emissions across campus. The Cowboy Wind Farm supplies approximately 72% of OSU Stillwater's electricity annually and that has been the largest contribution to OSU's Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction since OSU's baseline year.
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
OSU Energy Management Program https://energy.okstate.edu/
Data Sources:
Casey Keyser, Senior Energy Manager, Energy Management and Sustainability
OSU Energy Management Program https://energy.okstate.edu/
Data Sources:
Casey Keyser, Senior Energy Manager, Energy Management and Sustainability
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